Prof. Agyeman Badu Akosa, a presidential hopeful has stated that only a Convention People's Party (CPP) government can save Ghana and thus reawaken it from its economic slumber.

To this end, he called on delegates to the upcoming CPP congress to give him the mandate to lead the party in order to form the next government to better the economic fortunes of the country.

Addressing regional and constituency executives as well as members of the party at Sekondi in the Western region on Wednesday, Prof. Akosa noted that both the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) did not make the expected impact on the economy.

He observed that sadly, the two governments had sold strategic assets of Ghana to individuals or foreigners.

He mentioned the various factories and companies sold out during the NDC era and those like Ghana Water Company Limited, which the NPP had given out to foreigners and the on-going Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) saga.

"Everything is being sold out to foreigners; which will take us back to what the late Nkrumah termed as neo-colonialism. Then where lies our independence, Comrades?" Prof. Akosa queried .

He cautioned the delegates to be wary of aspiring presidential candidates who would influence them with money, reminding them that the late Nkrumah used his wisdom, tact, love, commitment and meticulous organizational acumen to build the CPP.

Prof. Akosa, who is also the immediate past Director General of the Ghana Health Service wondered why, after the overthrow of the CPP, subsequent governments seemed not to address the nagging problems of shelter, food, trade and total well-being of the Ghanaian.

"Let us be desperate, sacrificial and use our resourcefulness to work unconditionally for the CPP to save Ghana from poverty, strife, disease and economic slavery," he said amid loud cheers from the teeming supporters.

The CPP presidential hopeful reminded Ghanaians of the unbeatable track record of the CPP government under the late President Kwame Nkrumah and said the delegates should vote for a humble, marketable, committed and a true CPP person, who was capable of outstripping presidential candidates of the other parties.

He was of the strong belief that the CPP had every chance of forming the next government and asked the people to pray, sacrifice and apply their organizational skills to win more members, while exercising tolerance at all times.

"With God on our side, coupled with team spirit and proper planning, we shall overcome every obstacle. Ours is democratic centralism, where the poor, the marginalized, the rich are all welcome. In the CPP, there is nothing like tribalism or ethnicity, for we are all comrades and the party is supreme," Prof. Akosa concluded.

In his entourage were Dr. Jojo Crentsil, Messrs. Ekow Acquah, Kwame Juntua, Jojo Grant and Kwabena Bomfeh as well as some prominent engineers, lawyers, doctors and politicians.