Voting NDC, NPP is a waste of time – Ivor Greenstreet

The flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ivor Kobina Greenstreet has describe as waste a vote from Ghanaians for the two big parties; the governing New Patriotic Party and the National Democratic Congress considering their past records of governance in the country.

The Convention People’s Party last Saturday elected Mr. Ivor Greenstreet as its presidential candidate for the 2020 general elections.

He defeated two other contestants; Mr Bright Oblitey Akwetey and Mr Divine Ayivor, for the flagbearer slot.

In delivering his acceptance speech, Greenstreet indicated that the CPP is the change that Ghanaians have been hoping for.

“People of Ghana, a vote for the CPP is a vote for yourself. For the past 28 years, our country has been governed by the NPP and the NDC who have ruled more to serve the interest of they themselves and not the interest of the people of Ghana. In fact, voting for the NDC or the NPP is a wasted vote,” he said.

Ivor Kobina Greenstreet’s victory means this is the second time back to back that he has gotten the nod to lead the CPP into a general election.

As a first-time contender in 2016, Greenstreet won 25,552 votes in the presidential election, representing 0.24% of the total valid votes cast.

On Saturday, the CPP also elected new national executives who will take up the mantle of the party’s leadership.

Nana Akosua Frimpomaa-Sarpong, who was the 2012 running-mate of the then CPP flagbearer Dr Abu Sakara Foster, was elected National Chairperson.

Nana Yaa Akyimpim Jantuah, former Public Affairs Director of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), was elected General Secretary with 187 votes against acting General Secretary James Kwabena Bomfeh popularly known as Kabila who polled 67 votes.

Emmanuel Ogbojor won 125 votes to become Vice Chairman of the party against Onsy Kwame Nkrumah, self-acclaimed son of CPP’s founder Kwame Nkrumah who polled 84 votes.