{"id":186359,"date":"2016-02-02T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=186359"},"modified":"2016-02-02T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-02T11:00:21","slug":"greenstreet-to-champion-dr-sakaras-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=186359","title":{"rendered":"Greenstreet to champion Dr. Sakara\u2019s comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newly elected Flagbearer of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, has told Citi News<\/strong> he will hold discussions with the party leadership on a possibility of wooing back the 2012 Flagbearer of the party,\u00a0Dr. Abu Sakara.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sakara, who led the CPP into the 2012 election, resigned prior to the party\u2019s congress that elected Mr. Greenstreet, citing a number of reasons.<\/p>\n

He\u00a0explained among other things that his decision to leave the party, was borne out of what he calls a \u201cpersonality cult club being built around the ambition of an individual.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, there is clearly an attempt to establish a dynasty in the CPP, where persons related to the party\u2019s Founder and Ghana\u2019s First President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, would have the sole right to lead the party.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sole purpose of this seems to begin a process of leadership by dynastic succession\u201d a portion of Dr. Sakara\u2019s resignation letter to the CPP said.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”QdS2Oa74MCDhCN5nKTqSbddNgpHCp7Pa”]But speakiti News Franklin Badu Jnr., Mr. Ivor Kobina Greenstreet\u00a0said an olive branch will be extended to Dr. Sakara for a possible comeback.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he has some issues and there were some problems but I\u2019m sure that at the right point in time I will have a discussions with him but these are party matters. I see myself as a flagbearer that means I bare the flag or carry the standard of the flag of the party. So decisions like these, I will discuss with the chairman and leaders of the party and see the way forward. We will have a discussion about what is the best in the interest of both of us and see how we can move forward,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Dr. Abu Sakara announced his exit<\/a><\/strong><\/span> from the party on January 5, saying he will contest as an independent candidate in the November polls.<\/p>\n

He silently blamed Samia’s actions for his exit although some political pundits had suggested that he left \u00a0the party because he feared the competition between him and Samia Nkrumah.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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