{"id":263020,"date":"2024-12-08T14:51:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T14:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/2024-election-we-have-performed-abysmally-cpp\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T14:51:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T14:51:28","slug":"2024-election-we-have-performed-abysmally-cpp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/08\/2024-election-we-have-performed-abysmally-cpp\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Election: We have performed abysmally &#8211; CPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General Secretary of the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP), Kwame Nkrumah Botsio, says the party performed poorly in Saturday\u2019s election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, the rank and file of the party are saddened by the CPP\u2019s performance in the just-concluded polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt did not go well, it did not go well at all; we performed abysmally. We are very sad and very down,\u201d he told <strong>Joy News<\/strong>\u2019 Israel Laryea at the Electoral Commission\u2019s (EC) collation centre in Accra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said they have learnt from their failures and will regroup for future endeavours, stating, \u201cBut we believe we have learnt from our failures and are quickly regrouping in order to give Ghanaians the government they deserve in 2028, which will be the CPP government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on the factors that could have led to the party\u2019s poor performance in the election, the Secretary disclosed that there have been some misunderstandings among the leadership of the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have had some internal wranglings for some years now; it may seem as if it is only since 2020, but it goes back a few years,\u201d he told Joy News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said another factor is that many members of the party left to join the two main political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know the CPP was banned in 1966; it was only in the year 2000 that we started finding our feet. By that time, most of our members had already joined the NPP and the NDC,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Nkrumah added that the party is also facing \u201cfinancial\u201d difficulties and \u201ca bit of infighting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghana&#8217;s first president, Dr Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah\u2019s party, the CPP, has struggled since his demise. Over the years, the party has continued to battle to regain its members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Secretary of the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP), Kwame Nkrumah Botsio, says the party performed poorly in Saturday\u2019s election. According to him, the rank and file of the party are saddened by the CPP\u2019s performance in the just-concluded polls. \u201cIt did not go well, it did not go well at all; we performed abysmally. 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