The Brong Ahafo Regional Executives of the People’s National Convention(PNC) and Convention
People’s Party(CPP), have endorsed the position of the National Executive Committee of the CPP to unite the two parties and hold a joint congress.
The executives described the move as the “only way Nkrumaists can be become a formidable force to capture political power”.
A statement jointly signed by Mr Kwame Ameyaw, Regional Chairman of the CPP and Nana Kwasi Kyeremeh, Regional Chairman of the PNC in Sunyani said the merger must start at the
polling station to the regional level to ensure the success of a joint national congress.
It said: “Merging at the grassroots level was a prudent economic decision.
“We (CPP/PNC) believe it is economically unwise for the two parties to use resources to organise and hold separate congress after which a joint congress would be held.
“Resources available to the two parties now… put together will not be sufficient to organise a strong party capable of unseating the NDC (National Democratic Congress) and will require additional resources,” the statement said.
It stressed the need for unity among the rank and file of the two parties adding “without unity it will be very difficult to mobilise Nkrumaists at the grassroots”.
“Let us therefore bury our differences and move to the polling station through the constituency to the regional and national levels.
“We would be glad if further attempts would be made to unite with other Nkrumaist groups in the country,” says the statement.
The regional executives underscored the need for consensus building and appealed to the leadership of the CPP to put on hold the decision of the party to hold constituency and regional
conferences until the path of unity was clearly defined by both parties.