Avoid negative campaigning for CPP positions -Nduom

Half Assini (W/R) Nov. 02 - GNA-Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, Presidential Aspirant of the Convention People's Party (CPP), on Monday said the party is been revived and strengthened to enable it serve as a valuable alternative to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

"The CPP is on its way back with renewed energy and fighting spirit", he declared at separate meetings with constituency delegates of the party at Half Assini, Tarkwa and Essikado during a two-day duty of the Western Region.

Dr Nduom said many Ghanaians are looking up to the CPP as the alternative to the NDC and the NPP and the CPP would not let them down. He said, "They are saying all over the country that they have tried the NDC, they are still trying the NPP and they want something different from what the other parties offered".

"It is now time for the CPP to come back and work its magic in the country once again", Dr Nduom said. He used the occasion to appeal to all contestants for national executive positions and as presidential candidate of the party to avoid negative campaigning.

Dr. Nduom said candidates for the various positions must show by their character, message and actions that they belonged to one family and are not factional leaders.

He said the candidates must work together now and after the party's national congress next month to prove to Ghanaians that the CPP is capable of uniting the country.

Dr. Nduom asked persons seeking to be elected to positions of responsibility at the congress not to put personal ambition above the well- being of the party.

He said some members of the party are going about shouting all over the country that they want an independent party and are sneaking day and night consulting with the party's opponents on how to win positions in the CPP.

Dr Nduom said, "We know who is going to certain very high level officials from both the NPP and the NDC and are taking money to undermine CPP candidates". He said this is not new and many of them got vehicles, money and materials from the same sources for the 2000 and 2004 elections. Dr Nduom said, "They should stop the noise and join the bandwagon of the new CPP for the benefit of all of us.