The flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, has deplored the fielding of parliamentary candidates who are unable to contribute to issues on the floor of Parliament.
He said currently there were some parliamentarians, who had not contributed to national debates, as well as issues that would advance the cause of the country.
“But they sit down and when it is time to vote, then they vote. What they forget is that their constituents did not vote for them to just vote in Parliament”, he said.
Dr Nduom, who was speaking to supporters of the CPP in Takoradi during his tour of the region, said the current situation called for the fielding of quality candidates who would ensure that the interest of their constituents were advanced.
He said the CPP would ensure that all its candidates throughout the country were carefully selected to ensure that the job of meeting the needs of the people was executed with much respect.
Concerning the series of allegations levelled against him, including the case with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Dr Nduom said “nobody should blame the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for peddling rumours about him but what is happening in the party is being perpetrated by its own members”.
He said it was wrong and sad that people thought the time was not right for the CPP.
“I can assure you that there cannot be any other better time than now; this is our time and we will not leave any stone unturned in our quest to wrest power. It was agreed that after the congress, we shall all support each other but rather some have decided to undo us with baseless allegations,” Dr Nduom said.
The flag bearer said what the country needed at the moment was a change, and that there was no way the current administration should be allowed to continue in office.
“If there will be any development or a government with a face to take over to create the jobs, give hope and to ensure growth and equitable development then the people should not look further than CPP.”
The visit took him to the Takoradi Central Market, Kokompe, the Ghana Private Road and Transport Union (GPRTU) offices and campuses in the metropolis.
At Kokompe, he challenged the artisans there to be more innovative, adding that “I am saying this because when we come to power, you people should be ready to produce the vehicles that President Paa Kwesi Nduom will be using. Therefore get ready for the challenge and we will support you”.
Dr Nduom said he would establish a petrochemical institute where people would train for the industry in Ghana, stressing that “We can do it here in Ghana, for there are countries that have nothing, but today they are giants and Ghana, with all the gold, cocoa, timber, arable lands and recent discovery of oil, cannot boast of anything. Why? The answer is with the CPP”.
“Compare what CPP government did and what the NDC and NPP have done and make sure that on the day of voting your vote should be in support of the CPP, it is the only party that can bring that change you are asking for,” he said.
“In the past, during the time of the CPP, the rail and ports sector was booming, Aboso Glass Factory, Bonsa Tyre, Oil mills and Prestea Goldmine were in full flight, but today Ghana is going the other direction, but we will bring hope to the people of this country especially the youth,” he said.
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