News:
January 28, 2013
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Obuasi East, Edward Anim has commended President John Dramani Mahama for openly endorsing Mr. Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanteng’s bid to become the next Director- General of the World Trade Organization.
Addressing the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, President John Dramani Mahama appealed to his colleagues to endorse Mr. Alan Kyeremanteng’s candidature.
Speaking to Citi News, Hon. Edward Anim who is a close ally to Mr. Kyeremanteng described the President Mahama’s move as a sign of patriotism.
“I believe what the President has done is in the right direction, the reason being that Mr. Alan Kyeremanteng is a Ghanaian, he is a citizen of this country and so if there is a position like that and he is contesting, he needs the support of all Ghanaians including the President.”
He said Ghana stood the chance of benefiting if Mr. Kyeremanteng succeeded in his bid to occupy the highest office of Director-General for the WTO.
Hon. Anim however cautioned the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) against any move to gain political capital with it saying, “This thing is not new because it happened during President Kufour’s time when Hon. Ibn Chambers was also contesting an ECOWAS position, so this is not history, it has happened before and nobody should try to gain political capital with it.”