The Chairman and Leader of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr Henry Herbert Lartey, has asked Ghanaians to trust that they are capable of building a rich and prosperous country.
He has, therefore, called for a sustainable economic, political and cultural empowerment of all Ghanaians to eradicate poverty and underdevelopment.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic to mark 19 years of the existence of GCPP, which falls today, he said the time had come for Ghanaians to eschew the blame game, move away from divisive tendencies and focus on national good.
“It is time to put an end to the polarisation, the hatred and the bad blood that existed among the people,” he stressed. According to Dr Lartey, in the midst of the country’s growing democracy, “we must become refined in our methods and remain committed to a path of reconciliation both politically and socially’’.
“It is in this vein that the GCPP is saying no to acid, no to poisoning and also no to vote-buying in Ghana politics,’’ he stated.
He said the nation could return to hope and focus on the dreams of the Black Star.
GCPP preparation He disclosed that the GCPP was in the Ashanti Region, from today, to organise its regional conference to elect regional executive officers to steer the affairs of the party in the region.
Already, he said the GCPP had organised regional conferences in the Western, Central and the three northern regions, and on completion, the party would organise its national conference as well as presidential and parliamentary primaries.
Congratulation Dr Lartey took the opportunity to congratulate the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on successfully organising all its internal elections leading to the parliamentary primaries.
He particularly lauded the “fresh and youthful female parliamentary candidates - the 22-year-old Francisca Oteng-Mensah for winning Kwabre East and the 26-year-old Mavis Nkansah Boadi for taking over Effigya Sekyere East.” The Chairman of the GCPP said the youth and women were the key to the future, and, therefore, expressed the hope that they possessed the strength and wisdom to enable them to perform brilliantly.
Lauds Afari-Gyan Dr Lartey concluded by wishing Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, the outgoing Chairman of the Electoral Commission, who is 70 years today, a happy birthday.
He described him as “a great patriot who, with dedication, performed beyond any reasonable doubt for 23 years as chairman of the Electoral Commission of Ghana and an icon of international electoral standards, especially in Africa”.
He also wished him a happy and prosperous retirement, saying, “It is truly time for us to come together as Ghanaians, not just simply a day in honour of those who achieved great things in past generations, but work to confront our common enemy - poverty and underdevelopment.
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