Okyeame Kwame, a renowned Ghanaian musician, brands ambassador and climate change advocate, has recently opened up about turning down Alan Kyerematen’s offer to be his running mate in the upcoming general elections.
According to Okyeame Kwame, he possessed all the qualities Alan Kyerematen was looking for in a running mate, but he declined the offer due to personal and family reasons.
Speaking on Showbiz A-Z on Joy Fm hosted by Kwame Dadzie, the respected creative shared this.
“I was in Kumasi for an event and he reached out that I should come see him when I arrived in Accra. So I went to see him and then he espoused 10 criteria for the person he was looking for to be his vice. So it was very pampering,” he noted.
“My children are teenagers. My son is 15, my daughter is 13, so if I am going into partisan politics, I need to have prepared them for a year, I had to look at other things like security, what if other people begin to spread false propaganda about you, they go into your cupboard, dig out your ghost and bring them out, girls whose hearts you have broken, things like that,” he said.
“My family has plans; short, mid and long term plans, and being Vice President of a political party was not part of them. So as I keep telling my children to be consistent even though they can be spontaneous sometimes; how do I then now, immediately turn around and say someone just called me to be his running mate, I am going to do it, when all that I keep telling my children is to be consistent? I had to show by leadership,” he said.
It’s worth noting that Alan Kyerematen, a former member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is now the leader of Movement for Change, a new political movement aimed at securing Ghana’s economic independence.
While Okyeame Kwame’s decision to decline the offer may come as a surprise to some, it highlights the importance of personal and family considerations in making life-changing decisions.
