Editorial: Wishing CPP good luck

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) is climaxing its two-day national delegates congress in the Brong Ahafo Regional capital, Sunyani today with the election of a national executive to steer affairs of the party for the next four years.

So far, the processes leading to the two-day congress have been smooth, which makes the Daily Graphic optimistic of a successful outcome.

Since its overthrow in a coup d’etat on February 24 1966, proscription under the Busia regime in 1969, briefly assuming power in 1979 with the name, People’s National Party (PNP), but being overthrown again on December 31 1981, and its fragmentation in 1992, the CPP has been struggling to assert itself in the Fourth Republic.

This is the true scope of the task facing the party in its forward march and for this reason, everything possible must be done to end this worrying circus.

Ghana needs to maintain its enviable global reputation in democratic governance but it can only attain this feat if it has all its political parties working effectively and contributing towards reaping any democratic dividend.

It is, therefore, the view of the Daily Graphic that the CPP members will use the outcome of their congress to redefine its mission to rejuvenate and revitalise itself, going forward.

It also calls on them to re-engineer the democratic layout of the party, build effective grass-roots structures and work in unity to make it more formidable to contest Election 2016.

Founded by one of the greatest statesmen in Africa, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, the members of the CPP,  which is a major historical and political organisation steeped in rich political traditions, must be guided by these values and work hard to chart a new path to reassert the party’s importance in the democratic governance of the country.

The party’s slogan, “Forward ever, backward never”,  will be meaningless unless the outcome of the congress is used to close ranks and resuscitate the party’s dignity, pride and wealth for a brighter future.

It is worthy to note that the Nkrumaist family are currently engaged in unity talks as part of comprehensive efforts to prepare, plan and become a formidable force to secure power in the 2016 general election.

Is there any hope of rebuilding the Nkrumaist legacy? The Daily Graphic contends that its ideology of social justice and  equal opportunity for all is still relevant.

Not only did the CPP led by its founder, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, win political independence for Ghana; it also opened the floodgates to the total liberation of the African Continent.

Unfortunately, the  CPP has not seen political power for a rather long time now. It is in the light of this that the party must work hard to stay relevant in the nurturing of multi-party democracy in the country.

At this crucial moment when the party is at congress, the Daily Graphic wishes all delegates and aspirants, as well as members, supporters and sympathisers of the CPP, well in this endeavour.