Nduom tests the waters to run again for President

Accra, June 13, GNA - Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the CPP's presidential candidate in the 2008 election, is testing the waters to run again for the top job of the country in 2012.

He has commissioned a youth group called 93Youth for Nduom 2012 Exploratory Committee" to undertake an exploration to ascertain the viability of his candidature for the position of president.

Dr Nduom announced on Monday at a press briefing via telephone the commencement of the work of the research group.

He explained that Ghanaians did not vote for him in 2008 because the party was not big enough to steer the affairs of the country even though he could bring change.

He noted that Ghanaians were ready for an alternative to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) since promises made and hopes raised in the Fourth Republic had not been fulfilled.

Dr Nduom said he wanted a change that could ensure social justice by speedily providing massive infrastructure that supported the delivery of excellence and public services in areas such as water, electricity, health, housing, education and employment.

Nii Armah Nkunim, the spokesperson for the Committee, stated that the change Ghana needed would only come from a candidate with a track record of acting to solve problems, both in public and private life.

"Ghanaians in recent times have voted on the basis of partisan politics, ethnic inclination, geographical nearness to candidates and even religious affiliations," he said.

Mr Nkunim said electing responsible, knowledgeable and experienced leaders in Ghana was a prerequisite for accelerating national development.

He stated that the Committee believed that the exercise of franchise should be based on the candidate's credibility, knowledge in governance, experience, sound policies, ideas and the ability to deliver, among other things.

"We are here to announce our commissioned duty, to run an exploratory research on whether or not Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom could be the best option for the CPP to effectively remove the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party monopoly syndrome in Ghana."

Mr Nkunim noted that the outcome of the research would be used as a basis for the kind of methods and strategies to adopt by the party for 2012 election.

The Committee expressed the hope that the research results would be released before the party's congress in September this year.