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The Convention Peoples Party (CPP), in a New year message, has invoked good healthy, happiness and prosperity on all Ghanaians. According to the party, "we have every reason to be thankful for good fortune in many homes, in many respects and for the continuing peace of our nation,� In an statement signed by Ms Samia Yaba Nkrumah, Chairperson and Leader of the party, the party noted however that: "Much has happened during the past twelve months with many events and incidents, which have impacted on many lives. Our hearts are with the families and friends of all the victims of accidents and tragedy. Though we have had the all-important sixth election of our fourth Republic, some challenges remain for our democracy. " She however noted that,�"Our aspirations for every citizen are for a better healthcare system, a better access to quality education and easier and equal access to opportunities, particularly for the youth... to achieve a higher living standard by improving living conditions for people, and providing increased opportunities for employment�. The party urged, �the youth to be strong, of good character, of great moral courage, humble, hardworking, polite, responsible, reliable and scrupulously honest, for these are the virtues on which we can build Ghana and make it a prosperous and happy place to live. "The youth must remember that the world is still a parasitic one in which ten per cent of the world�s population live in luxury on the labours of the other ninety percent. It is against this system that the CPP exists to fight. "In or out of Parliament we will continue to be the voice of the voiceless, champion the cause of the weakest and disadvantaged in our society. We will continue to be the Social Conscience of the nation. "The CPP will march forward with Ghana�s youth who must at all times remember that the party will stand behind them as the bulwark of their assumptions. "We must look to this New Year and in the next four years as a new age for our country, a new age to hold government truly accountable, as a new opportunity to restore hope and optimism,� the party stated.