CPP organiser backs Delle’s call for congress to be postponed

The National Organiser of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ms Evelyn Anabila, has backed the call by a former National Chairman of the CPP, Dr Edmund Delle, for the rescheduling of the April 30 national delegates congress.
She said that it was “impossible” for the party to hold all ward, polling station, constituency and regional elections before it goes to congress on April 30, 2011 to elect national executive.
She explained that the large numbers of the wards and polling stations in each constituency, coupled with the fact that the rainy season was just around the corner made it extremely difficult for all these elections as well as the regional congresses to be organised before the CPP holds a national congress.
The CPP National Organiser said it was only the Central Region which had completed its ward elections.
According to Dr Delle, the postponement was necessary to ensure a more effective organisation of the congress and proposed a date in June for the congress to give ample time for all the constituency and regional branches of the party to elect their respective executives to pave the way for the national congress to be held.
He said given the short space of time between now and April 30, 2011, it would be difficult for all the constituency and regional branches to organise their congresses early enough for the national congress to take place.
Ms Anabila cited the Bolga Central Constituency which had 37 wards and wondered how the constituency could organise all the 37 elections before the April 30 national congress.
She hinted that the issue had been discussed at the party’s Central Committee meetings and there was positive indication that it might be postponed. She added that “people should not take undue advantage of the short space of time to delay the organisation of their various elections”.
Ms Anabila suggested May ending as a convenient time that would allow all the various structures throughout the country to organise and properly elect their leaders for the regional and national delegates congress.
She debunked claims that the party existed only at the national level and said throughout the country the party’s wards, polling stations and regional structures were vibrant and working very hard.