Sylvester Sarpong-Soprano, the Convention People’s Party’s (CPP) director of communications, revealed that the party is not expected to field a presidential candidate for the elections scheduled for December.
In an interview with Asaase Radio, Mr. Sarpong-Soprano explained that the party’s incapacity to choose a flagbearer was due to ongoing internal issues, including many legal proceedings.
He emphasized how difficult it is for the party to present a candidate because, with just a few months to the election, it has not yet organized and resolved its internal problems.
But Mr. Sarpong-Soprano was upbeat about the party’s chances of winning the election if it can overcome its obstacles and field a candidate, especially in light of Alan Kyerematen’s exit from the ruling New Patriotic Party.
He drew comparisons to the party’s past, bringing up the 1979 election, in which the NPP divided and the CPP took advantage of the rift.
“I am not sure we can present a candidate [for 2024] because of what is occurring in the party. The party persistently has not been able to organise [itself], and this is because of multiple repeated court cases challenging the chairman and leader, unless something dramatic happens within the party [I don’t see how we can field a presidential candidate].”
“The party (NPP) has been split, with Alan Kyerematen going his way, just as it happened with Dr. Paa Willie in 1979. And so, because we believe that history is repeating itself, it was possible that if we had a candidate, if we were organised on the ground, that we will do what we did in 1979 again.”
Source: Mybrytfmoline.com/Joseph Asare
