CPP to undertake "massive" awareness drive

Accra, July 18, GNA - The Convention People's Party (CPP) is to embark on a massive nationwide awareness campaign starting from July 23, a day after the launch of the party's manifesto, through to the end of August.

A statement issued by the campaign team in Accra on Friday and copied to the GNA said the campaign would involve intense media representation by members of the party's publicity team and other members of the party's campaign team.

They are expected to explain the contents of the party's manifesto, the 10-point agenda of the party's presidential candidate and also to assess and monitor the performance of polling station agents recruited by the party to register first time voters and others who are interested in joining the CPP.

It said the party would also be holding mini rallies that would cover all 10 regions in the month of August.

As part of the awareness drive, the publicity team and some members of the campaign team would make appearances on radio stations in all 10 regions of the country.

The statement said the group would also be explaining the party's position on many national issues as well as other novelty concepts that had been introduced into this year's campaign by the CPP. The group would be explaining the rationale behind the introduction of the highly commended night encounter with the homeless campaign which kick-started at Agbogbloshie market in Accra last week.

They would be meeting with the Tertiary Students Chapters of the Party (TESCHART) and find out from them how far they have gone with their membership registration exercise.

The statement said the party would hold its first regional rally at Bogoso in the Western Region and continue at Winneba in the Central Region.

This would be followed by similar ones at Pusiga in the Upper East Region, Nandom in Upper West and Chereponi in the Northern Region. In the Greater Accra Region, Dodowa has been earmarked as the venue for the rally with Ofoase Ayerebi as the venue for the Eastern Region and Kadjebi for the Volta rally.

The party has also chosen Ofoase Kokoben in Ashanti Region as the campaign venue and Tuobodom in the Brong Ahafo Region.

According to the CPP leadership the selection of these areas was carefully made to conform to the legendary CPP organization at the grassroots level.