CPP Odododiodoo elects Nii Oko Odoi

THE Odododiodoo Constituency of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has elected Mr Emmanuel Nii Oko Odoi as its parliamentary aspirant for the 2008 elections.
At the end of nomination, the 29-year-old was the only person who had filed his nomination, so the Electoral Commission (EC) officials billed to supervise the elections declared him unopposed winner.
Introducing Mr Odoi, the CPP flag bearer, Dr Paa Kwesi Nduom, said the current CPP had no room for people who wanted to remain members of the party and at the same time lend their support to other political parties.
“The CPP that we have today is strong enough to win. It has many young people, as well as young MP aspirants. Anybody who wants to go and support the NPP and the NDC can go ahead, but they should not come and disturb us,” he said.
He said the CPP was the only political party that had proven beyond all reasonable doubts and with concrete proof that it was capable of providing jobs for the youth.
Comparing the achievements and failures of the National Democratic Congress and the New Patriotic Party, Dr Nduom said the CPP stood out as the most successful political party, whose feats were unparalleled in the 51-year history of the country.
He said just as the CPP was able to provide quality education, health, security, employment, as well as excellent governance for the country in the First Republic, the current CPP would do the same.
In his acceptance speech, Mr Odoi commended the party for the honour done him and urged the youth in the party to work hard to wrest the seat from the NDC.
He expressed worry that the industries Dr Kwame Nkrumah established to provide decent employment for the youth had been left to rot, while those in good shape had been sold out.
He urged the youth to vote out the NPP and bring back the CPP to power to continue with its good works.
Mr Bright Akwetey, one of the leading members of the CPP who contested the flagbearership position of the party, urged the youth in the area to be wary of politicians who sought their votes but not their interest.