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The 2008 Convention People�s Party (CPP) flagbearer, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has declared unequivocally that he will not contest the CPP�s presidential primary when the party opens nominations for prospective candidates to vie for the flagbearership slot. Addressing the media on a number of issues concerning the CPP and his personal political ambitions in Accra on Wednesday morning, Dr Nduom said he will contest the 2012 general elections on the ticket of a new political party. That political party cum 'movement', he said, will be known in two months� time. �When the Convention People�s Party (CPP) opens nomination next month, I will not participate in that process� In all human endeavours, it is important to know when to change course to obtain a positive result. I wish the CPP well as it seeks to chart the course announced by its new Leadership. For me, this is the time to look forward and forward only, to a new and different political order�our new political movement aims to present a credible, united, disciplined and well organized election machine�we are a political movement guided by an agenda for change...Unfortunately the Ghanaian electoral laws do not permit a collective of right-minded, independent people to use the same platform and symbol for presidential and parliamentary campaigns, so we will of necessity convert literally, a political movement to become a political party. We will inaugurate this truly national political movement in the next two months at a national convention that will demonstrate our true character, strength and human character that we are gathering. Our goal is to contest the 2012 elections with a positive, progressive, different force.�,� Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom said. According to him, unlike the other political parties, this new political movement �believes in inclusiveness and stands against the winner takes all ideology�.