Help The Youth to Dream - CPP UK

“The needs of youth has changed and is changing over time………… and youth needs to be helped to dream” – these were the words of Dr Akua Addae , a Youth Strategist , whilst addressing a public forum organized by the Convention People’s Party – CPP (UK and Ireland) . The event was dedicated to the youth in marking the 97th Birthday of Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

Dr Addae in outlining a comprehensive “Youth Involvement Programme” for the CPP said “Dr Nkrumah was once a young person with a dream” Guest speakers from Ghana included Mr. Michael Nunoo – a member of the CPP’s Central Committee and Mr. Kwame Jantuah.

Mr. Nunoo told the meeting - “ Party business and development is ongoing with an a renewed expansion of offices, most recently in the Upper East, Upper West and the Northern regions of Ghana.

Mr. Jantuah said the CPP was the only party with the blueprint for developing Ghana and Ghanaians were increasingly beginning to believe in the CPP again. Mr. John offeh, Chairman of the Council of Elders, CPP(UK&Ireland), said the fruits that Africans enjoy and the voice that Africans have today at the United Nations and Internationally flow from the seeds that Dr Nkrumah and the CPP had sown over 40 years ago..

Mr R.O. Frimpong-Manso, a CPP veteran and legendary organizer said there was unity between all sections of the Party particularly between the CPP Patriots and the hierarchy of the party and that the CPP has now returned to its age old tradition of “ criticizing internally and defending ferociously externally”.

Mr Ade Sawyerr tabled the CPP’s plans for marking Ghana’s 50 years of independence. The “Ten Point Programme” includes a major international solidarity conference in Ghana, numerous events from the north to south of Ghana, as well as in the UK and elsewhere internationally.

Nana Oduro- Kwateng, Vice Chairman of the Branch, in a rousing clarion call, appealed to all to re-double their efforts in maintaining a rich and noble legacy and take it forward to greater heights.

Mr R.K. Atta-Kesson speaking for the youth said a lot of the youth were confused about the NPP and NDC, and that a radical new generation was ready to organize on behalf of the CPP to transform Ghana and shape their futures. The Branch Chairman - Mr Nii Armah Akomfrah told the forum that the CPP and Nkrumaists in the UK had a lot to be proud of, that their branch was the most hardworking, the most active and the most dynamic of any international branch of any Party. Nii Akomfrah said the branch was very focused in serving the members but was even more focused at driving the mother party and its Leadership towards government and that no group of people or individual will be allowed to get in the way of that single most important objective to get Ghana back on track.

A book entitled “The Fight Back – A Response to Anti Nkrumah Provocations”, recently was launched at the meeting, with. several copies sold, to the delight of the visitors from Ghana.

Forward Ever! Backward Never!

Convention People’s Party (CPP UK & Ireland)

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