Sunyani, Feb. 5, GNA - The Brong Ahafo Regional Executives

of the People's National Convention(PNC) and Convention

People's Party(CPP), have endorsed the position of the National

Executive Committee of the CPP to unite the two parties and hold a

joint congress. The executives described the move as the 93only way Nkrumaists

can be become a formidable force to capture political power". A statement jointly signed by Mr Kwame Ameyaw, Regional

Chairman of the CPP and Nana Kwasi Kyeremeh, Regional

Chairman of the PNC in Sunyani said the merger must start at the

polling station to the regional level to ensure the success of a joint

national congress. It said: 93Merging at the grassroots level was a prudent economic

decision. "We (CPP/PNC) believe it is economically unwise for the two

parties to use resources to organise and hold separate congress after

which a joint congress would be held. "Resources available to the two parties now=85 put together will

not be sufficient to organise a strong party capable of unseating the

NDC (National Democratic Congress) and will require additional

resources," the statement said. It stressed the need for unity among the rank and file of the two

parties adding 93without unity it will be very difficult to mobilise

Nkrumaists at the grassroots". "Let us therefore bury our differences and move to the polling

station through the constituency to the regional and national levels. "We would be glad if further attempts would be made to unite

with other Nkrumaist groups in the country," says the statement. The regional executives underscored the need for consensus

building and appealed to the leadership of the CPP to put on hold

the decision of the party to hold constituency and regional

conferences until the path of unity was clearly defined by both

parties.