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A\u00a0former National Chairperson of the\u00a0Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP), Samia Nkrumah, has filed her nomination to contest for the party’s flagbearership slot\u00a0ahead of the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n

The party opened nominations in December 2015, for its presidential and parliamentary primaries scheduled for\u00a0January 30, 2016.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”IZyTDgiNQrXlqbWAqqJKPP2yjcqiTRpK”]Speaking to Citi News<\/strong> after filing\u00a0her forms, Samia Nkrumah reiterated the party’s commitment to breaking through the dominance of NPP and the NDC,\u00a0saying the two\u00a0have failed the country woefully.<\/p>\n

According to her, the CPP is ready for the polls later this year adding that the party is Ghana’s best chance of getting out of the current economic\u00a0quagmire.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a good sign for us that we are ready and now I can devote the next two weeks to touching base with our constituencies ahead of our congress to elect our 2016 flag bearer. The CPP is ready and we are looking forward to a very vigorous and active campaign where I\u2019m confident that we\u2019re are going to convince the people of Ghana that it\u2019s time for a revolution at the ballots,” Samia stated<\/p>\n

“The ‘two-party system’ has failed and I believe we offer the best alternative for a new way of managing our economy. We are the only party that is clearly saying that the conditions of the IMF are unsustainable,” she added.<\/p>\n

The presidential aspirants of the CPP\u00a0are\u00a0required to pay\u00a0GHc155,000, an amount which had received a lot of criticism.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0the National Youth Organiser of the party, Ernesto Yeboah, said the fee will build up the CPP<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and facilitate the party\u2019s activities ahead of the 2016 elections.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cmembers have agreed that this is the only way by which we could build our party.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPresidential aspirants will pay GH\u00a25,000 when they come to pick up forms. After that, they will be required to pay a filing fee of GH\u00a2150,000 and an extra GH\u00a250,000 as development levy,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor parliamentary aspirants, when you are picking the forms you will pay GH\u00a2500 and then pay GH\u00a22,000 when you eventually file your nominations,\u201d Mr Ernesto Yeboah added.<\/p>\n

There has been talk of a possible merger between the CPP and the Peoples\u2019 National Convention (PNC), with newly-elected flagbearer, Edward Mahama, claiming that\u00a0that his election is not a disincentive to any merger talks<\/a><\/strong><\/span> between the two Nkrumahist parties.<\/p>\n

It is unclear how the election of a presidential candidate by the CPP would affect the merger talks.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Edwin Kwakofi\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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