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A
group
calling
itself
Concerned
Comrades
of
Convention
People’s
Party
(CPP),
is
asking
the
party’s
Council
of
Elders
to
sit
up
and
help
resolve
the
wranglings
within
the
party’s
hierarchy.
The
group
is
demanding
the
Council
to
call
for
an
emergency
Central
Committee
meeting
to
set
up
what
they
have
described
as
a
truly
Independent
Committee
to
lead
the
charge
of
reorganizing
the
Party.
At
a
press
conference
on
Thursday
July
4,
the
group
prayed
the
Independent
Committee
would
be
established
with
competent
people
who
wish
well
for
CPP
ahead
of
the
2024
general
elections.
Below
is
the
full
statement
by
the
group.
CPP
CONCERNED
COMRADES
PRESS
CONFERENCE
STATEMENT,
04/06/2024
As
members
of
the
Convention
People’s
Party
we
woke
up
on
the
15th
day
of
May
this
year
to
a
correspondence
of
the
Founding
Members
of
the
Party
under
the
heading:
RE:
Resolution
of
Crises
in
CPP
–
Formation
of
Independent
Committee
and
signed
by
His
Royal
Highness
Professor
Naa
Edmund
Delle
Chiir
VIII
the
Paramount
Chief
of
the
Nandom
Traditional
Area
announcing
the
formation
of
an
Independent
Committee
to
undertake
three
critical
responsibilities
under
the
chairmanship
of
Wing
Commander
(retired)
Patrick
Nelson
Sogbojor
and
the
engagements
and
processes
that
led
to
it.
Fellow
Comrades,
after
a
careful
consideration
of
the
correspondence
and
the
relevant
provisions
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
we,
in
all
humility
and
respect
for
the
Founding
Members
of
the
Party,
would
want
to
state
for
the
record
that
the
very
act
of
the
Founding
Members
setting
up
the
supposed
Independent
Committee
is
a
breach
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party.
As
members
of
the
Party
enjoined
by
Article
13(d)
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
to
respect
and
uphold
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
as
a
duty,
we,
the
CPP
Concerned
Comrades,
respectfully
call
on
them
to
recall
the
Independent
Committee
and
ensure
the
constitutionally
right
thing
is
done.
Now
to
the
grounds
of
our
call
to
the
Founding
Members:
1.
The
correspondence
of
the
Founding
Members
indicates
that
the
team
of
Founding
Members
in
collaboration
with
the
Council
of
Elders
of
the
Party
engaged
the
Central
Committee
of
the
Party
as
well
as
other
stakeholders
of
the
Party
in
a
series
of
meetings
from
16th
May
this
year
to
the
18th
of
May
this
same
year.
2.
The
correspondence
again
indicated
that
the
team
of
Founding
Members
after
the
series
of
meetings
with
the
Central
Committee
of
the
Party
and
the
other
stakeholders
of
the
Party
decided
that
an
Independent
Committee
be
set
up.
3.
The
correspondence
further
indicated
that
the
team
of
Founding
Members
on
the
14th
day
of
May
this
year
held
a
meeting
with
the
National
Chairperson
of
the
Party
and
the
rest
of
the
Central
Committee
members
in
which
the
decision
of
the
team
of
Founding
Members
that
an
Independent
Committee
be
set
up
was
unanimously
adopted.
Our
friends
from
the
media
and
the
general
public
do
take
note
that,
nowhere
in
the
above
correspondence
was
it
indicated
that
the
Central
Committee
of
the
Party
was
dissolved
after
the
decision
of
the
team
of
Founding
Members
to
set
up
an
Independent
Committee
was
unanimously
adopted.
Also,
the
extension
of
the
expired
tenure
of
office
of
the
16
Regional
Branch
Executive
Committees
of
the
Party
and
in
particular
the
regional
chairpersons
was
due
to
expire
on
31st
May,
2024.
The
point
we
are
driving
at
here
is
that,
the
Central
Committee
of
the
Party
continued
to
exist
and
a
quorum
of
1/3
of
its
total
membership
(which
is
20
members)
required
to
convene
a
meeting
of
the
Central
Committee
could
be
attained
after
the
decision
was
unanimously
adopted
to
give
effect
to
the
said
decision.
It
is
our
contention,
supported
by
the
Constitution
of
the
Party,
that
the
setting
up
of
an
Independent
Committee
with
the
kind
of
responsibilities
assigned
to
it,
shall
be
the
responsibility
of
the
Central
Committee
and
not
the
Founding
Members.
For
this
very
reason
the
decision
should
have
been
referred
to
the
Central
Committee
of
the
Party
for
its
consideration
and
actual
act
of
setting
up
the
Independent
Committee.
Constitutionally
speaking
the
meeting
between
the
team
of
Founding
Members,
the
rest
of
the
Central
Committee
members
and
the
National
Chairperson
and
Leader
of
the
Party
on
the
14th
of
May,
2024
where
the
decision
to
set
up
the
Independent
Committee
was
unanimously
adopted
is
not
a
Central
Committee
meeting.
This
is
because,
though,
the
National
Chairperson
and
Leader
of
the
Party
was
present,
she
did
not
preside
over
it
as
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
stipulates
in
Article
73(c).
In
fact
it
was
a
dialogue
between
the
three
parties
aimed
at
finding
a
solution
to
the
crises
in
the
CPP.
Again,
neither
was
that
a
meeting
of
any
constitutionally
recognized
organ
of
the
Party.
Comrades
and
friends
from
the
media
and
the
general
public,
if
we
may
ask,
what
organ
of
the
Party
is
a
combination
of
a
team
of
Founding
Members,
the
National
Chairperson
and
the
rest
of
the
Central
Committee
members?
Fellow
Comrades,
from
the
above,
it
is
abundantly
clear
that
the
decision
is
not
a
decision
of
the
Party.
This
is
why
we
insist
the
decision
to
set
up
the
Independent
Committee
should
and
must
be
referred
to
the
Central
Committee
to
consider
and
adopt
and
by
so
doing
makee
it
a
decisionn
of
the
Party.
The
failure
to
do
so
means
its
by-products,
the
8-member
Independent
Committee
and
the
17-member
Organization
subcommittee,
are
not
committees
of
the
Party
and
should
not
be
recognized
as
such
but
must
be
dissolved
with
immediate
effect.
But,
should
it
even
be
considered
a
decision
of
the
Party,
then
Article
71(a)
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
kicks
in.
This
Article
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
says:
The
Central
Committee
shall
be
responsible
for
the
implementation
of
the
policies
and
decisions
of
the
Party
under
the
leadership
of
the
National
Chairperson.
The
unanimously
adopted
decision
to
set
up
the
Independent
Committee
was
not
implemented
by
the
Central
Committee
under
the
leadership
of
the
National
Chairperson
but
by
the
team
of
Founding
Members
under
the
chairmanship
of
the
eminent
overlord
of
Nandom.
A
clear
case
of
the
violation
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party.
At
this
point
it
is
necessary
that
we
remind
ourselves
of
the
responsibilities
assigned
the
Independent
Committee
by
the
team
of
Founding
Members
that
set
it
up.
They
are:
1.
Conduct
a
thorough
assessment
of
the
current
state
of
the
Party
2.
Draw
up
a
comprehensive
reorganization
programme
including
mobilization
of
resources
and
the
setting
up
of
a
functional
National
Secretariat
and
oversee
its
implementation
3.
Withdraw
all
court
cases.
The
Council
of
Elders
topped
it
up
with
the
setting
up
of
vetting,
congress,
elections
and
operations
and
fundraising
committees
and
the
organization
of
a
National
Delegates
Congress
to
elect
a
flagbearer
for
this
year’s
elections.
Considering
the
above
responsibilities
assigned
to
the
Independent
Committee
by
the
team
of
Founding
Members
and
the
Council
of
Elders,
it
is
without
doubt
that
it
is
a
committee
or
an
organ
or
better
still
an
organization,
an
intra
one
of
course,
required
and
necessary
for
the
administration
of
the
Party
and
facilitation
of
its
work.
Articles
71(a)
(1)
and
72
are
clear
that
committees
and
intra-party
organs
of
the
Party
intended
for
such
purposes
shall
be
established
by
the
Central
Committee.
It
is
imperative
that
we
add
that
nowhere
in
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
is
the
Central
Committee
allowed
or
mandated
to
authorise
or
mandate
another
to
set
up
committees
or
organs
of
such
nature.
We
pray
the
Founding
Members
of
the
Party
pay
heed
to
our
plea
and
aappeal
to
them
to
withdraw
the
illegal
and
unconstitutional
Independent
Committee.
Failure
to
do
so
will
leave
us
with
no
option
than
to
proceed
to
the
right
and
appropriate
quarters
to
seek
redress.
The
facts
are
therefore
that:
1.
There
was
a
stakeholder
dialogue
led
by
the
Founders
to
resolve
crisis
in
the
party
2.
It
was
resolved
that
an
Independent
Committee
be
formed
which
was
actually
formed
by
the
Founders
3.
The
formation
of
the
Independent
Committee
by
the
Founders
and
not
the
Central
Committee
was
and
remains
a
breach
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party
4.
That
notwithstanding
there
had
since
not
been
a
Central
Committee
meeting
to
adopt
and
approve
of
the
Independent
Committee
5.
As
such,
the
formation
of
the
Independent
Committee
by
the
Founders
is
and
shall
remain
an
unconstitutionality
until
otherwise
It
is
therefore
concluded
that,
there
is
nothing
called
CPP
Independent
Committee
and
the
public
and
the
media
should
disregard
any
group
that
calls
itself
a
CPP
Independent
Committee.
All
organizations
and
entities
should
therefore
desist
in
engaging
with
such
so
called
Independent
Committee.
Comrades
and
Friends
from
the
Media,
we
members
of
the
CPP
Concerned
Comrades,
in
seeking
for
the
progress
of
the
CPP
therefore
propose
that:
1.
The
National
Chairperson
and
Leader,
Council
of
Elders
and
the
Founders
should
ensure
there
is
an
emergency
Central
Committee
meeting
as
soon
as
possible
2.
The
Central
Committee
should
consider
and
adopt
the
decision
of
the
Founders
and
proceed
with
immediate
effect
to
set
up
a
truly
Independent
Committee
of
competent,
ideologically
well-grounded
comrades
to
lead
the
charge
of
reorganizing
the
Party
3.
The
Central
Committee
working
hand
in
hand
with
the
Council
of
Elders
must
ensure
that
the
Party
is
organized
in
accordance
with
the
dictates
of
the
Constitution
of
the
Party;
from
the
Polling
Stations
to
the
National
Level
We
demand
nothing
more,
nothing
less
Fellow
Comrades
and
our
friends
from
the
media,
we
thank
you
all
for
coming
and
we
plead
that
the
media
carry
our
message
to
all
good
wishers
of
the
CPP
Kwame
Nkrumah
Never
Dies
Long
Live
the
CPP
Long
Live
Ghana