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If defeated, NPP flagbearer aspirant, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen will issue a statement of support for Nana Addo but in his heart, he will not work for his arch rival Nana Akufo-Addo�s interest, an NDC lawyer, Abraham Amaliba has said. The NDC lawyer says he has discerned the heart of Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen and predicted that he will never campaign for his arch-rival Nana Akufo-Addo. Speaking on Joy FM�s news analysis programme Newsfile, Amaliba argued that �in truth and in fact, they will not give their [support]. He said the biggest challenge for the NPP was not electing a flagbearer but engineering a well-united political machinery to wrestle power from the NDC in 2016. He believes the arch-rivalry between Nana Addo and Alan Kyerematen will be an impediment. The two candidates have consistently stated that they have a cordial relationship with each other and assured their grassroots to disregard comments that seek to drive a wedge between them. But Abraham Amaliba, who has stated he is impressed with Alan�s campaign, does not see Alan mounting a Nana Addo campaign platform to campaign for the twice defeated presidential candidate. �I can tell you what will happen, there will be a declaration from Alan supporting and congratulating Nana Akufo-Addo. There will be a newspaper publication that we should support him�.but you will not see him throwing his weight behind him�. He said ardent followers behind Nana Addo and Alan have made very strong statements and jabs against opposing campaigns which according to him will make cooperation a difficult task. �Look at the elements behind these two candidates and how they speak. Nana Ohene Ntow [speaking for Alan] and Sir John [speaking for Nana Addo].You don�t expect that these people will come together. Veteran journalist and Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako described Amaliba�s analysis as a �confusion of thought� and a �self-serving analysis�. Over 141,000 NPP delegates are voting to choose a flagbearer for the 2016 Presidential elections in which Nana Akufo-Addo is heavily tipped to win.