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CPP faces financial challenge for
Election 2008
Accra, June 25, Ghanadot/GNA – Mr Ladi Nylander, National
Chairman and Leader of Convention People’s Party (CPP), on
Wednesday said the Party was facing serious bottlenecks in
its effort to mobilise funds for Election 2008 campaign.
He said in spite of other difficulties that the Party was
currently going through, “by far the biggest challenge that
CPP has faced in recent months, and continues to face, is
the issue of fund raising.
“You may not know that I have personally been involved in
Party fund raising activities in previous years. Never have
I found it as difficult as in recent months,” Mr Nylander
stated in a response to the UK and Ireland branch enquiry
made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra.
The CPP Chairman explained that most promises that were made
during the pre-and mid-2007 Special National Delegates’
Congress to elect a flagbearer had not yielded fruits.
He attributed the problem to the perceived nature of CPP in
recent times “when some comrades appeared unfortunately to
have adopted and fanned entrenched positions even after
Congress.
“I believe this is what has now resulted in the current
outward display of Party disunity. However, if we can
somehow manage to fix the challenge of fund raising, I
believe many of our internal problems would be significantly
ameliorated.”
Mr Nylander, however, assured supporters of the Party that
the leadership was committed to loyalty and maturity and
there was no turning back on those basic tenets of
solidarity building.
“It is very true that in recent weeks, things have not gone
as well as we all would have wished and it is a source of
disappointment and embarrassment for us all.
“This is unfortunate but I can assure all sympathizers that
all hands are on deck using all available personnel and
resources to try to get things back on track.”
He also debunked the perception the executives had
marginalized some individuals in the Party. “I can boldly
say that opportunity has been offered to all who have
requisite expertise to bring these on board.”
Mr Nylander said in spite of the current challenges the
leadership was exploring all possible avenue to keep the
Party’s electioneering machinery on course for electoral
success in December.
Mr R. N. A. Akomfrah, UK and Ireland Branch Chairman, had
raised concern about recent turn of events within the CPP.
He described as disheartening news about CPP in the media as
well as the internal wrangling within the leadership and
other leading members of the Party.
Mr Akomfrah reminded the leadership that “the CPP belongs to
all of us and generations have sacrificed to get us to the
point we are at now. I would ask on behalf of the UK and
Ireland Branch that action is taken to unite our front, for
it is the only way that we would make progress in Election
2008.”
“Many have already lost interest in our cause in recent
months and if we are to consolidate the gains we have made
and hold on to recent converts then action is needed and
needed urgently to demonstrate to the country and indeed CPP
members that we are ready to be counted at the main table of
Ghanaian politics.”
Issues raised by the UK and Ireland branch included recent
public disunity of the Party, delay in launching the
national campaign, appointing Deputy Officers,
marginalisation of some individuals and failure to equip the
organisers of the Party.
GNA
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