The Accra Chapter of Yendi Senior High School Old Students Association (YESSOSA-ACCRA) has extended its best wishes and solidarity to Dr Foster Abu Sakara in his bid to become the flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the upcoming presidential election.

“Though politically neutral, we members of YESSOSA believe that Dr Abu Sakara, who is also an old student of Yendi Senior High School, has accumulated sufficient wealth of experience in Ghana’s politics and has the desired intellectual expertise to lead the CPP and the nation,” the Association said in a statement issued in Accra on Wednesday.

“Dr Abu Sakara is undoubtedly one of the strongest forces at the moment to consider, if the CPP is to make an impact in the upcoming general elections,” says Dr Fusheini Hudu, a Linguistics lecturer at the University of Ghana and a member of the Association.

“Dr Abu Sakara has experienced the road to power, having been a First National Chairman of the CPP and presidential running mate during the 2008 election. He has also worked closely with renowned world leaders in support of heads of governments in Africa. We are convinced that he has weighed his strength, that of his party and the prospects awaiting the party in the upcoming general elections before taking this bold step,” Dr Hudu said.

The statement noted that Dr Sakara was reputed internationally in the fields of food security, economic growth and rural agricultural intervention initiatives.

As the Executive Director of Rural and Agricultural Development Associates (RADA), Dr. Abu Sakara is an accomplished agricultural development expert of international repute.

He consults for the World Bank, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and currently leads the African Union team of agricultural advisory services experts, under the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP).

For over 25 years, he has played technical, managerial and policy roles in Central America, southern Africa, east and West Africa.

He currently advises governments and development organisations in the areas of food security and economic growth.

“As an old student of our alma mater, we wish Dr. Sakara, who was among the pioneer students and entered Yendi Senior High School in 1970, the best of luck in the flagbearership contest. To members of the Convention People’s Party, we say that you have no better hands to entrust the faith of your great party into than Dr. Sakara, if indeed you consider the rebuilding of your party towards the 2012 elections and beyond a priority,” the statement said.