Alan Kyerematen Pledges to Remove Duties on Spare Parts if Elected

The Founder and Presidential Candidate for the Movement for Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyeremanten, has restated his commitment to eliminate import duties on spare parts during the first two years of his presidency if elected in the 2024 elections.

While meeting with artisans at the Tamale Industrial area during his Northern Regional tour on Tuesday, June 11, the Movement for Change leader stated that the spare parts industry has collapsed due to high import duties.

Therefore, Mr. Kyerematen believed that his policy would benefit consumers by making replacement parts more affordable.

“The work that you do depends on the availability of spare parts, but the cost of spare parts alone is keeping you out of business.

“And that is why I have made a commitment that if Alan becomes President by the grace of Allah, within the first two years, there will be no duties on spare parts,” Alan said.

He remarked that despite the country’s abundance of natural resources, minimal efforts have been made to convert these resources into finished products.

“Those of you who are into fabrication, you need metal sheets to fabricate the things that you produce. Ghana has bauxite, out of bauxite we can get aluminum. Ghana has iron, out of iron we can get steel, Ghana has oil and gas out of these we can get plastics.

“So if we can add value to bauxite, aluminum and iron, we can get all the raw materials you need for your work and this is what Alan is going to do for you,” he stated.

Mr. Kyeremanten stated that the two predominant political parties have let down the masses, highlighting the necessity for a change.

He added that the notion that an independent candidate cannot win an election is not accurate.

“It will depend on you to make history and make Alan Kyerematen the first independent candidate to become president in Ghana,” he said.