Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana�s first President has called on the leadership and members of the Conventions� People�s Party (CPP) to "get out from their sunken ship" and strategize on the new way forward.
�I think it�s not a sinking ship, the ship has sunk and I think what they need to do is to get out and consider the options that they have.�
According him, his decision not to partake in their political activities was adequately informed by the difficulties and challenges the CPP were confronted with.
He said: "Long ago, because I returned to Ghana in 1989, I got into politics in the early 90�s so I understand exactly what the CPP has gone through and why it is where it is today so I will personally not waste my time on that platform.�
Sekou, who spoke to Accra based Citi fm Wednesday evening, advised: �It is one of the options they can consider; that is to go into a working relationship with the NDC. The other option is to dissolve the party and go directly into a merger with the NDC because obviously, they are the bigger party with the largest Nkrumahist following for some time now since the early 1990�s.�
He stated that there could however be other options the CPP could consider such as a merger with all the smaller political parties in the country because �when you critically look at them, the CPP and the PNC; they are all of the Nkrumahist stock even the PPP.�
However, Deputy General Secretary of the CPP, Kwame Gyantuah holds a differing opinion insisting that with dedication and commitment, the CPP will regain its relevance in the politics of Ghana.
Reacting to Sekou Nkrumah's comments, he indicated: �It is a huge task, but nothing is impossible where the commitment and the dedication is; It might not come 2016, but it might come 2020. It might come in 2016; nobody can tell what is going to happen in the next four years.�
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