NEW CPP EXECUTIVES PLEDGE TO WIN POWER

New CPP executives
pledge to win power

Story: Stephen Sah

THE new Central Executive Committee of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) under the chairmanship of Mr Ladi Nylander was sworn in yesterday with a central focus of capturing political power come December 2008.
The dynamism and unity of the party was clearly manifested at the ceremony which saw all the presidential aspirants except Mr George Aggudey in attendance.
The aspirants took turns to ask the rank and file of the party to lend their support to Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, the flag bearer to enable the party to win the December elections.
Dr Kwaku Osafo, Mr Bright Akwetey, Dr Fred Akuffo and Prof Akosa were unanimous in their loyalty to the party and pledge to lend an unflinching support to the flag bearer so that the party would win the election to ensure the economic emancipation of Ghanaians.
They were cheered by an enthusiastic party supporter who reverberated the good old times of the party claiming that the party was reawaken.
Dr Nduom declared that during his campaign tour of the country the clarion call of the people was that the time was ripe for the CPP to come to power, however, that was not going to be on a silver platter and there was the need for members to play their roles effectively.
According to him, the party currently bore no semblance to that which was taken to previous elections because all the party stalwarts were solidly united to do the battle come December.
“All over the country the youth are joining the party to reclaim a lost heritage which they can find in the CPP”, he said and added that the party under him would not discriminate against Ghanaians but rather give advantage to all to bring out the best in them to push the development agenda of the country forward.
Making reference to the Asian giants, which according to him have become the envy of all, their success did not come by chance but it was because the people were supported by the state and that the CPP would do the same for local entrepreneurs and companies.
He said that the party would encourage the private sector and create jobs with accompanying living wages for workers as well as support farmers.
Dr Nduom said, for instance that the Suame Magazine in Kumasi would receive massive financial support and market to boost their production while the meat factory in the north would be made operational after 100 days of the CPP in office.
He declared that he was not in the presidential race to support any political party saying that “ I am in this race so that come January 7, 2009 when President Kufuor is leaving, he hands over power to me”.
Mr Nylander said the new CPP was not going to bask in the success of the past. He said that the task was to reinvigorate the party and gave the assurance that the new executive would do their part to strengthen the party and make it attractive.
He said the party was different because it was concerned with the welfare of the people while it would also make Ghanaians the centre of economic achievement.