Mr. Ladi Nylander, CPP Chairman
The leadership of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has strongly cautioned members who use the name of the party to seek their parochial and selfish interests.
In a press release issued in Accra on August 6, 2010 and signed by the party Chairman, Mr. Ladi Nylander, it warned that “the Party would not tolerate the use of its name to champion personal interests that are not consistent with nor officially approved as Party position.”
The statement explained that this has become necessary because of recent statements made by the CPP General Secretary, Mr. Ivor Greenstreet, and the National Youth Organiser, Mr. Kwabena Bomfeh, in respect of the Kosmos Energy and the STX Korea Housing project.
“The two have recently made statements or taken actions that have been carried in the media as official positions and actions of the party. CPP wishes to state most categorically that the statements and actions of the two members of our Executive relating to the “STX matter” “Kosmos Energy” are their personal positions; and do not in any way represent officially approved positions of the Party,” the statement noted.
According to the CPP chairman, “the Convention People’s Party (CPP) wishes to distance itself vigorously from recent personal actions by General Secretary, Mr. Ivor Greenstreet and National Youth Organiser, Mr. Kwabena Bomfeh.”
Chairman Nylander stressed that as Ghanaians, Mr. Bomfeh and Mr. Greenstreet have the right to express their opinions on matters of national interests and “pursue their choice personal agenda” cautioning that “appropriateness of official language in all instances has always been CPP’s undisputable hallmark!”
On that score the statement advised journalists to always seek clarifications to draw the line between personal views of the party and functionaries from the official positions of the party.
