Wa, Aug. 22, GNA – Mr David Deribaa, the Upper West Regional Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has expressed the Party’s commitment to work harder to win the 2020 General Election.
He said the dominance of the two major political parties would end in December, adding that their governance over the past 28 years had stagnated the progress of the country, hence the CPP had to take over the mantle of leadership.
Mr Deribaa was speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Wa, on Saturday, on the sidelines of the Party’s National Delegates Congress.
The CPP decentralised its National Delegates Congress for the election of its Presidential Candidate to be held at the regional level, alongside the Parliamentary Candidates.
They were also to elect their National Executives and participate in a referendum to amend the Party’s Constitution.
In all, 108 delegates were expected to participate in the exercise in the Upper West Region, comprising nine delegates from each of the 11 constituencies, and nine regional executives.
Mr Deribaa said the NDC and NPP had nothing better to offer Ghanaians, claiming they were only seeking power for their parochial interests.
“We have been cheated and sidelined for far too long. Ghanaians are discerning, there will be a surprise in the general election,”he said.
He explained that Dr Kwame Nkrumah was a development oriented-leader, which the CPP stood for, and urged the electorate to vote massively for the CPP on December 7.
Mr Deribaa advised the youth to desist from engaging in practices and activities that were injurious to their lives to be able to duly the CPP to better their lots.
He said the CPP would prosecute a vigorous campaign to sell its message to the electorate after it had determined its presidential candidate.
Mr Iddriss Nuhu Saeed, the Upper West Regional Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), urged the delegates to exercise their franchise peacefully.
He encouraged the aspirants to accept the outcome of the Congress for peace to prevail within the Party to enable them to participate actively in the upcoming general election.
Security personnel from the Ghana Police Service were present to ensure the peace and orderliness of the exercise.
GNA