Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has remorsefully described how the New Patriotic Party, the soon-to-be-defunct administration, used his celebrity to solicit votes during last year's general elections on December 7.

Gyan, the 2010 BBC African Footballer of the Year, was appointed head of Bawumia's Youth and Sports Manifesto subcommittee in February 2024, not long after he was seen at the campaign kickoff of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP's presidential candidate and vice president.

The 38-year-old Gyan, however, stated that his acts have not been fair to the Ghanaian youngsters and that he will no longer be taking part in partizan work in the future.

"I haven't treated Ghanaians and their youth fairly. I will no longer be a member of any political party.

"I'm going to keep doing my humanitarian work and do what I can to support Ghana's youth." Nothing related to politics

"I hope that the elections scheduled for December 7th go smoothly for all political parties. God bless Ghana, our nation.



Gyan wrote on X with the statement, "Thank you."

In a live Instagram session on January 2, 2025, Gyan claimed that the NPP had instead exploited his name and reputation to garner votes, which had earned him recognition in Ghana.

According to him, "I have lost respect in Ghana because the NPP exploited me and my popularity to get people to vote for them."

In the said elections, New Patriotic Party lost decisively amassing 4,735,687 representing 41.4% to John Dramani Mahama’s National Democratic Congress‘ 6,499,082 representing 56.8% in the presidential race.