The Brong Ahafo Regional Executives
of the People’s National Convention(PNC) and Convention
People’s Party(CPP), have endorsed the position of the National
Executive Committee of the CPP to unite the two parties and hold a
joint congress.
The executives described the move as the “only way Nkrumaists
can be become a formidable force to capture political power”.
A statement jointly signed by Mr Kwame Ameyaw, Regional
Chairman of the CPP and Nana Kwasi Kyeremeh, Regional
Chairman of the PNC in Sunyani said the merger must start at the
polling station to the regional level to ensure the success of a joint
national congress.
It said: “Merging at the grassroots level was a prudent economic
decision.
“We (CPP/PNC) believe it is economically unwise for the two
parties to use resources to organise and hold separate congress after
which a joint congress would be held.
“Resources available to the two parties now… put together will
not be sufficient to organise a strong party capable of unseating the
NDC (National Democratic Congress) and will require additional
resources,” the statement said.
It stressed the need for unity among the rank and file of the two
parties adding “without unity it will be very difficult to mobilise
Nkrumaists at the grassroots”.
“Let us therefore bury our differences and move to the polling
station through the constituency to the regional and national levels.
“We would be glad if further attempts would be made to unite
with other Nkrumaist groups in the country,” says the statement.
The regional executives underscored the need for consensus
building and appealed to the leadership of the CPP to put on hold
the decision of the party to hold constituency and regional
conferences until the path of unity was clearly defined by both
parties.