CPP flag bearer can wait…we need to organise the executives first- Ivor Greenstreet

Ivor Greenstreet, the General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has pledged his party’s readiness for the 2012 general elections but says it behooves on the Convention People's Party to critically address their concerns and ensure a united front within the party.

The CPP General Secretary outlined that though the party has recorded poor election results in the previous elections, the transitions so far made within the party is a step to bridge the gap to victory.

He stated that when the party's national executive board including the polling station executives is properly coordinated, such attempt can generate good results for the party in the upcoming 2012 elections.

Although certain functionaries of the CPP have proposed that the party concentrates on the Presidential seat, according to the CPP General Secretary, it is prudent for the party to firstly tackle their differences and also effectively organize itself before they march forward into the Presidential race.

Speaking on the party's delay in electing a flag bearer, he was of the view the postponement of the Presidential candidacy by the leadership is aimed at organizing the party from the grass root in order to promote unity.

He however admitted that the party should have elected a flag bearer during the national congress in September but added the decision to withhold the voting in of a Presidential candidate is crucial to strengthening the frontiers of the party.

He stated that the party's functionaries together with the new executive council have held meetings to discuss the ways that they can effect the necessary changes in order to make sure there is harmony within the party.

Despite several comments by political analysts and the general public that the Nkrumahist party is dawdling their process to elect a flag bearer, the General Secretary of the CPP believes that it is in the best interest of the party to shift the election of their flag bearership till the party is well-organized with its setbacks dealt with.

Ivor Greenstreet, in an interview with Xfm 95.1, indicated that the CPP constitution makes provision for new national offices to be elected in the first year after the national congress.

Alluding to the party's failure during the previous elections, he said that the party is looking for a middle ground to appropriately vote in a Presidential candidate without creating any loophole for a similar occurrence in the subsequent elections.

"Let us make sure that this time we are properly on the ground, properly organized, properly understand the direction of the party; the focus of the party...” this he said will enhance the progress of the party.

He admonished all CPP members to ensure that the party is firmly grounded and explained that what is key to the party now is internal unity which he believed will make the party a formidable force to reckon with.

Story by Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/ Xfm 95.1/ Accra/ Ghana