Nkrumahists urged to unite

The Eastern Regional branch of the Convention Peoples' Party (CPP) has called on Nkrumahist parties to end the fragmentation of their front and unite to build the party to win power.

In a message issued at Koforidua on Monday to mark the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the CPP by Dr Kwame Nkrumah, which falls on June 12, the branch noted, "with the CPP now in existence, no one can remain outside it and honestly claim to be a true Nkrumahist".

The message, signed by the Regional Chairman, Mr S. O. Mpare, recalled that the CPP government, under Dr Nkrumah, "laid solid foundation for the total development of the country and aimed at establishing a society in which no one would have had any anxiety about the basic needs of life".

It said, "unfortunately, the life of the CPP government was cut short by the nation wreckers, who overthrew that government in the 1966 coup d'etat after which Ghana has continued to sink."

The message expressed the hope that "with a new administration in place, we pray that conditions will change for the better for Ghanaians to live in dignity and contentment."

It saluted all "true Nkrumahists" on the occasion of the anniversary and called on them to strengthen their bond of unity for the growth of the party.