Founder and Leader of the Movement for Change and the Alliance for Revolutionary Change, Alan Kyerematen, has called on President-elect John Dramani Mahama to end the “winner-takes-all” system and instead foster a Government of National Unity.
He urged the incoming president to create an inclusive government that brings together a broad spectrum of political voices to promote national unity and development.
The former Trade Minister who was also one of twelve presidential candidates in the just ended polls emphasized that a collaborative approach would strengthen the democratic process indicating the winner-takes-all system had hindered effective governance.
“Your Excellency, I’m sure you’re all aware that our country has been seriously divided for many years because of partisanship and unfortunately this is robbing all of us of the benefits of our democratic credentials which we’ve nurtured over so many years and I think this ought to change.
“Secondly, this whole winner-takes-all syndrome which has been associated with partisanship, I think is also not helping our country because we don’t have the benefit of harvesting and mobilizing the collective talents of all governments and we should not be divided in that regard by our different political ideologies. I think that also needs to change,” he told President-elect Mahama.
On the campaign trail, Mr Kyerematen repeatedly assured that he was going to draw expertise from all sides of the political divide if he were elected president.
Mr. Kyerematen, who was flanked by his wife, Mrs Patricia Kyerematen and running mate in the 2024 polls, Mr. Kwame Owusu Danso, tied uncompleted government projects over the years to partisan politics.
“I would really like, very respectfully, you to consider this whole development paradigm of how you build a government of national unity,” he urged his former competitor.
