{"id":444932,"date":"2011-06-21T12:34:18","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T12:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/21\/samia-picks-forms-for-cpp-chairman-race\/"},"modified":"2011-06-21T12:34:18","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T12:34:18","slug":"samia-picks-forms-for-cpp-chairman-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/21\/samia-picks-forms-for-cpp-chairman-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Samia picks forms for CPP Chairman race"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"SamiaThe Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro, Ms Samia Yaaba Nkrumah, Monday June 20, 2011 made good her intention to lead the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) by being the first to pick nomination forms to contest the chairmanship of the party.<\/p>\n

Ms Nkrumah, the only CPP MP, who is also the daughter of the Founder of the CPP and Ghana, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, arrived at the headquarters of the party to pick the forms in the company of some members of her campaign team.<\/p>\n

The picking of nominations forms for the various national positions of the CPP began on Monday and is expected to end on Friday, June 24.<\/p>\n

Prospective candidates who are yet to pick their nomination forms for the chairmanship are Professor Edmund Delle, a former Chairman of the party, Mr Nadi Nylander, the incumbent Chairman, and Ms Araba Bentsi-Enchil.<\/p>\n

Ms Nkrumah told reporters that the CPP needed a new face of hope, adding, \u201cI am prepared to offer that leadership to bring the party to its former glory.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe delegates see in me the agent of the radical change the CPP is yearning for in order to make a meaningful impact in the country\u2019s current political dispensation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She stated that for some time now the CPP had only been confined to Accra, to the detriment of the grass roots where the real action was, adding, \u201cWe will have to get back to the ordinary Ghanaian and not only sit in Accra to take decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe CPP needs strong men and women who will not lean on other parties but can stand on their own to package the party to make it more appealing to the ordinary Ghanaian,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She stated that even though the CPP had a lot of goodwill among Ghanaians, it was not being translated into votes during elections due to lack of cohesion and precision in the presentation of messages.<\/p>\n

Ms Nkrumah said the revitalised CPP under her leadership would focus on winning more votes and more seats in Parliament during the 2012 general election.<\/p>\n

\u201cI represent the radical change in the CPP,\u201d she declared, and urged delegates of the party to offer her the opportunity to change the current poor image of the party.<\/p>\n

The CPP is expected to hold a two-day national delegates congress in Takoradi from July 23 – 24, 2011 to elect national officers to steer the affairs of the party.<\/p>\n

Prospective candidates who pick nomination forms are expected to file their nomination between Monday, June 27 and Wednesday, July 6, 2011.<\/p>\n

The Administrator at the CPP headquarters, Mr Jonathan Attoh, told the Daily Graphic that Nii Armah Akomfrah had also picked forms for the general secretary contest.<\/p>\n

Candidates vying for the national chairmanship position are expected to pay GH\u00a210,000 as nomination fees, while those competing for the vice-chairman, general secretary and national treasure positions are also expected to pay GH\u00a27,500.<\/p>\n

Candidates for the national organiser, national women\u2019s organiser and national youth organiser positions will pay GH\u00a22,500 before filing their nominations.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP) will hold a two-day national delegates congress at Takoradi in the Western Region to elect national officers to steer the affairs of the party.<\/p>\n

The congress, which will be organised between July 23 and 24 will attract delegates from all the 230 constituencies of the party.<\/p>\n

This was contained in a statement signed by Wing Commander Patrick Sogbojor (rtd) in Accra.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, the party will also organise a second congress at Tamale on September 30, 2011 to elect the party\u2019s flag bearer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 2011 Congress Committee of the Convention People\u2019s Party wishes to confirm that the Central Committee of the party at a meeting held on Thursday, June 16, 2011, approved the proposed schedule of congresses and conferences for the year\u201d, the statement said.<\/p>\n

Its regional conferences will be held throughout the country before the national congress to elect new officers.<\/p>\n

The statement gave the breakdown as; Eastern Region \u2013 Thursday, June 30, 2011; Northern Region \u2013 Saturday, July 2, 2011; Upper East Region \u2013 Sunday, July 3, 2011, and Brong Ahafo Region \u2013 Saturday, July 9, 2011.<\/p>\n

The rest are Upper West Region \u2013 Saturday, July 10, 2011; Western Region \u2013 Saturday, July 16, 2011; Central Region \u2013 Sunday, July 17, 2011; Volta Region \u2013<\/p>\n

Tuesday, July 19, 2011, and Greater Accra Region \u2013 Thursday, July 21, 2011.<\/p>\n

The congress for the election for regional officers in the Ashanti Region has already taken place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to the kind co-operation of the rank and file, as well as stakeholders, for the implementation of the schedule,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

Source: Daily Graphic, with additional files from Citifmonline.com<\/p>\n

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