Kabila to vie for CPP General Secretary

THE National Youth Organiser of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Mr Kwabena Bonfeh, has declared his intention to contest the party’s general secretary position at this year’s congress.
“I want to become the general secretary of our great party to be able to enhance its electoral image and also position it as the vanguard of political aspiration of the people of this country,” he said.
Mr Bonfeh, who is also known in political circles as ‘Kabila’, disclosed this in an interview and added that he had taken the decision because he would soon make the transition from the youth age bracket and that it was just correct he allowed other dynamic youth of the party to take up the youth organiser position.
The CPP will elect a flag bearer for the 2012 elections on September 30, 2011. Prior to this, the party will hold a congress to elect national officers on April 30, 2011.
“I am exiting the youth brackets. I don’t want to hold my self as a youth again. There are equally qualified, brilliant and highly enthused young men in the CPP who should be given the opportunity to lead the youth of the party,” he said.
The youth organiser, who was interdicted with the General Secretary, Mr Ivor Greenstreet by the party leadership last year,noted that “the issue was over and done with”.
He however, stated that the Central Committee which

took the action erred and that their decision did not reflect the intention of the framers of the CPP constitution which stated that at all times, the constitution was supreme and overrode all individual interest.
“This was the mistake the Central Committee of the CPP made by coming out publicly and loudly with the interdiction. It was inappropriate but we should put the past behind us,” Mr Bonfeh added.