In June 1949, the Convention People’s Party, CPP was formed. Led by Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the party ushered Ghana into independence.
Seventy-five years on, some members of the party led by the National Chairperson, Nana Akosua Frimpongmaa Sarpong Kumankuma visited the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park where they performed rituals in honour of the late founder.
In an interview with 3news, the Chairperson underscored the significance of the anniversary to the party.
“We all know, that we should have been better than where we are. Even if you don’t know anything, you know the significance and the gargantuan projects that have been done by the Convention People’s Party. There are over 700 factories. Those of you who are too young, you just have to read in the books or ask. Everything that was consumed in Ghana, was produced here,” She noted .
Where is the flagbearer of the convention people’s party barely six months to December 7 general elections? This is the question on the minds of many who are looking for an alternative in this year’s elections.
The party is currently without a presidential candidate following a misunderstanding among national executives in December, 2023. But the chairperson noted that all internal issues have been settled and the party will go for its congress in Julyu to elect a flagbearer.
“Today, there has been discussion of peace. So, there is somehow in the party, a peace and a direction. And the direction today is we are rolling out the exact program that was given to us before the confusions. So by July, the third week in July, we would have our congress. The end of this month we would have finished our elections at the constituency level.”
She also added that “by the end of this month [June] we would have finished our elections at the constituency level. Early part of the following month [July], we would have finished our elections at the regional level and then we will be able to go into congress to pick our flagbearer.
Meanwhile some eligible voters have expressed doubts in the abilities of the “smaller parties” to make a difference in the December polls.
Richard Nortey, a resident in Accra believes that, “these smaller parties cannot be an alternative to the NDC and NPP. Less than six months to elections and you have not even organized your grassroot level election, how do you strengthen your base?” He queried.
But, chairperson of the CPP, Akosua Frimpongmaa Sarpong Kumankuma noted that,“delay in our elections does not mean that we are sitting down because our constituency levels have already worked.”
By Job Kwabena Laboja
