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CPP’s campaign moves into higher gear
as party starts massive membership drive
Accra, July 7, Ghanadot/GNA - The
Convention People’s Party’s (CPP) national campaign moves
into higher gear, as the party plans to get its “legendary
organization magic” firmly rooted by the middle of September
in preparation for a massive national rally to be held on
Sunday September 21st, 2008, the birth date of Dr Kwame
Nkrumah.
In this regard, the party has set aside the month of July as
the national membership drive month, with the Flagbearer Dr.
Paa Kwesi Nduom who set the agenda rolling by launching the
New Voters Campaign at the Accra Polytechnic on July 1,
2008.
A statement issued by the CPP Flag bearer’s campaign team
said the Voters Campaign which aims to register thousands of
new, undecided and disillusioned voters commenced on July
1st with the registration and issuance of the CPP’s official
membership cards to about 1000 young men and women.
Dr. Nduom is expected to promote the New Voters Campaign
throughout the country to propel the party to win more than
35% of the presidential votes to be in the runoff and win
100 parliamentary seats.
The statement said Nduom’s National Unity Tour to bring all
CPP faithful together would move to Kumasi on Monday July 7,
2008, where all regional and constituency executives and
parliamentary aspirants would meet him for deliberations.
Nduom’s Campaign team would return to the Central Region on
Tuesday, July 8th for stops in Gomua East and Mfantseman
East constituencies. On Wednesday evening July 9th, Dr.
Nduom will visit homeless young people including kayayei at
the centre of Accra.
The statement said on Friday, July 11th, 2008, Dr. Nduom
will participate in the Youth Explosion programme at the
Trade Fair Site.
He would then take his campaign to the Tain and Yeji
constituencies in Brong Ahafo on July 12th and then move to
the three northern regions until the 14th of July.
The camapgin team will be in the Eastern Region (Afram
Plains constituencies) on the July 16 - 17 and would move to
the Volta Region where durbars would be held in Mafi Kumasi
and Sogakope on July 20 and at Juapong on the next day.
The statement said the campaign would for the rest of the
month focus on completing the membership drive throughout
the country.
It said that throughout the July tour, “Edwumawura”,
“Yeresesamu” and “Change You Can Feel in Your Pocket” will
be explained and popularised.
Dr. Nduom will also introduce CPP Parliamentary Candidates
wherever he goes.
GNA
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