Convention Party calls for commitment to Nkrumah's ideas

Accra (Greater Accra), 5 March '99 -

The Convention Party (CP) on Thursday called on Ghanaians to commit themselves to Dr Kwame Nkrumah's policy of Pan-Africanism and emancipation of the oppressed and under-privileged people. This was contained in a statement to the press to mark Ghana's 42nd independence anniversary. The CP stated that "the Pan-African efforts made by Ghana to unite the continent under the leadership of the Convention People's Party (CPP), which led to the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), strengthened Ghana's position in international forums and enhanced the image of the African." "However," the statement said, "the dream of establishing a Union of African States with a common economic programme, aimed at reducing our dependence on our former colonisers has not been realised." The party therefore called on the youth of Ghana and Africa to struggle for the economic liberation of the continent.