USE NKRUMAH'S DAY TO RELECT ON DEV — BABA (PAGE 12, SEPT 23, 2010)

THE Wa Central Constituency Secretary of the Convention People Party (CPP), Mr Elyasu Yussif Baba, has stressed the need for Ghanaians to use Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s birthday to reflect on the direction of the country’s development and chart a new course.
This, he said, was because Dr Nkrumah’s vision for the country in terms of development still lingered on and therefore upon reflection on a day such as Dr Nkrumah’s day of birth, all Ghanaians especially those in leadership positions, would be able to tell whether the country was on the right path to development or otherwise.
Mr Yussif Baba, who was speaking in an interview with the Daily Graphic in Wa, in the Upper West region, said the time had come for all Ghanaians to unite and support in the development process of the country.
He said irrespective of whichever party was in power, the development of the entire country and improvement in the living standards of the people was paramount and therefore there was the need for all well-meaning Ghanaians to support the government to move the country forward.
He commended the current government for honouring Dr Nkrumah with a holiday but said more needed to be done to fully appreciate Dr Nkrumah’s legacy as a country.
Touching on how to make the CPP a formidable party to be able to bounce back as one of the political forces in the country to be reckoned with, the Wa central CPP constituency secretary urged all CPP faithful across the country to also use the day to change their ways with respect to the growth of the CPP.
He said the CPP had the potential to capture political power from the NDC when it became more united adding that “We may have differences in opinions as party members but that must not divide our ranks”.
Mr Yussif Baba, therefore, called on the leadership of the CPP to possibly hold meetings across the country as a way of reviving the fortunes of the party.
For his part, a former CPP parliamentary candidate for Wa central constituency, Mr Issahaku Suleiman, urged the NDC government to honour its campaign promises since the people were still suffering.
He said with almost two years after assuming the presidency, the people of Ghana were yet to have a feel of what the NDC promised.
Mr Suleman also charged the youth and the media to continue to keep the government on its toes to deliver.
On the fortunes of the CPP, he also reiterated the need for unity among the leadership of the party as well as the rank and file pointing out that “That is the only way the impact of the CPP would be felt come the 2012 general elections”.
He further called on Ghanaians to give Dr Kwame Nkrumah a befitting honour by bringing the CPP back to the reigns of governance during the 2012 general elections.