Story: Joe Okyere, Cape Coast
THE flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, has stated that it was his determination to unite all elements within the party to ensure that it won the 2008 elections.
He has, therefore, called for the support of all to restore the party to its role of mobilising the masses.
Speaking during a courtesy call on the Archbishop of Cape Coast, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Appiah-Turkson, in Cape Coast at the weekend, Dr Nduom said it was his desire to work and unite Ghanaians, and also pursue people-centred policies.
Dr Nduom said time was now ripe for the oldest party which won independence for the country to reassume its political leadership mantle as it did in the past.
He said a CPP-led government would create jobs by supporting the private sector, and cited South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, India, among others, as places where the government supported private sector growth.
He said he was prepared to debate candidates of the other contesting parties on issues that could help develop the country and make her people happier.
For his part, Cardinal Appiah-Turkson commended Dr Nduom for winning the CPP flag bearership to lead the party in the 2008 elections, and urged all parties to reduce acrimony in their campaigns.
He described the efforts to revive the CPP as democratically significant, since it would bring alternatives for the people to exercise their rights of choice to contribute to the country’s democracy.
He further advised all political parties to ensure that they conducted their campaigns in a peaceful atmosphere to safeguard the peace and stability the country enjoyed.
In a related development, Dr Nduom also paid a courtesy call on Chief of Tema, Nii Adjei Kraku, to introduce himself to the chiefs and people of Tema after his election as the flag bearer of the CPP.
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