CPP will unite all Nkrumahists - Samia

Accra, Sept. 28, GNA - The Convention Peoples' Party (CPP), on Wednesday announced that it was reaching out to all other Nkrumahists including the Peoples' National Convention (PNC) and Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP) to form one unified Party. Ms Samia Yaaba Nkrumah, Chairman and Leader of the CPP, said the party would in addition reach out to all Ghanaians as part of its membership drive to win especially the youth to become active members of the party.

"The CPP will now present itself as a unified party, no more factions," she said at a swearing-in ceremony to formally induct the newly elected executives into office.

Officers sworn=96in are Mrs Susan Adu Amankwah, First Vice Chairman, Ms Rodaline Imoro-Ayarna, Second Vice Chairman, Mr Oteng Anane, Third Vice Chairman and Mr Seth Gomnah, National Treasurer. The rest are Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, General Secretary, Mr Abu Forgor, National Organiser, Ms Mary Ankomah Boakye Boateng, National Women's Organiser and Mr Mohammed Murtala Ahmed, National Youth Organiser.

Ms Nkrumah said 93We will lift the party to become a viable alternative to lead Ghana" and passionately appealed to the members to give off their best, be committed and fully dedicated to the party. She said the CPP would no longer be silent on issues of national interest but would rather articulate solutions for the people, assuring members that their sacrifices to the party would not be in vain.

Expressing her gratitude to the members for voting her and the other executives into office, Ms Nkrumah noted that the tone had already been set by the immediate past National Chairman, Mr Ladi Nylander. Ms Nkrumah described the recent congress as the most gender sensitive and gender-aware congress which had elected three women to the top-most positions of the party and pledged to serve the party with humility and grace.

Mr Nylander described the recent congress as the most successful in the history of the CPP. "The CPP is at a stage for take-off," he said and pledged his full support for Samia.

Mr Nylander said the party had tied all the loose ends to ensure that Samia was firmly in the Chairmanship seat. Mr Amoah Awuah, Member of CPP Council of Elders tasked the executives to find aspirants in their constituencies to increase the party's Parliamentary seats.

Dr Papa Kwesi Ndoum, Election 2008 Presidential Candidate of the CPP, Dr Edmund Dele, Former National Chairman of the CPP, Professor Agyemang Badu Akosa and Mr George Aggudey both leading members of the CPP, witnessed the ceremony.