United Cadres Front urged to reorient, renew organisation

By Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo, GNA 

Tema, May 20, GNA – Dr Benjamin Anyagre Aziginaateeg, the Executive Director, the African Continental Union Consult (ACUC), Ghana Chapter, has called for an emergency national conference of the United Cadres Front to restructure and reposition the movement’s relevance in contemporary national discourse and governance. 

The call which was made in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) urged renewed ideological clarity, organisational discipline, and unity among cadres to strengthen the movement’s contribution to national development.  

The statement reflected on the historical significance of the May 15, 1979, uprising, the June 4 uprising, and the subsequent December 31 Revolution, describing them as movements that emerged in response to corruption, economic decline, indiscipline, and social injustice.  

According to the statement, structures such as the People’s Defence Committees (PDCs), Workers’ Defence Committees (WDCs), Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDRs), and other grassroots mobilisation groups played significant roles in promoting political education, civic responsibility, and community participation during the revolutionary era.  

It also highlighted the role of the 31st December Women’s Movement in promoting women’s empowerment, community development, and social welfare initiatives across the country.  

It, however, expressed concern over what it described as the gradual weakening of the Cadre movement and other revolutionary structures over the years due to internal divisions, ideological challenges, and organisational stagnation.  

“The absence of collective unity is itself evidence that the present leadership of the United Cadres Front has failed to provide the necessary direction for ideological regeneration and national relevance,” the statement noted.  

Dr Aziginaateeg therefore proposed an Emergency National Conference of the United Cadres Front to rebuild unity, strengthen discipline, and redefine the movement’s ideological direction within the framework of democratic governance and national transformation.  

It stated that the outcome of the December 7, 2024 general elections reflected growing public concern over economic hardship, inequality, corruption, and governance challenges. 

According to the statement, the Cadres Front should reposition itself as a people-centred movement advocating accountability, social justice, discipline, and improved welfare for workers, farmers, youth, and vulnerable groups in society.  

He also acknowledged what it described as achievements of the revolutionary era, including efforts toward public accountability, youth empowerment, discipline in public administration, and contributions to Ghana’s democratic development and the Fourth Republic.  

It stressed that the “revolutionary spirit” should evolve responsibly and democratically to meet contemporary national challenges while promoting patriotism, unity, and social justice.  

“Only through unity, ideological clarity, discipline, organisational renewal, and genuine commitment to the people can the United Cadres Front regain its relevance as a force for national transformation and social justice in Ghana,” it added. 

GNA 

Edited by Linda Asante Agyei 

Reporter: Laudia Anyorkor Nunoo 
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