By any standard, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom is a very successful businessperson. That he is also a very ambitious man too, is not in doubt. And that is the trouble.
If he were merely content with just being in the background, serving the party of Nkrumah faithfully in altruistic fashion, it would save him from the troubles he is currently having.
Alas, he is not - and it appears he wants to exploit the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) for his own personal ends. That cannot be.
Nkrumah's party cannot be used as a vehicle for the ambitions of any one individual.
No genuine Nkrumaist, can allow such an abomination. Period. The sole purpose of the CPP, is to serve the ordinary people of Ghana, and protect the national interest, at all material times.
Even at the nadir of its fortunes, it is not some rudderless entity, which wealthy individuals (of inordinate ambition) can reverse into, as if in some business deal - and take over ownership of: to serve their personal interests. That is an anathema.
Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom would be far better off setting up his own political party - to have total control over and use as the perfect vehicle for his desire to annexe the presidency of Ghana, at all costs.
If he were to name it, New Free Enterprise Party (NFEP), his own successful life from humble beginnings, would be a compelling enough narrative, which would resonate with the younger generation.
His life would be much simpler - and he would no longer be an irritant, annoying any Nkrumaist. And I dare say he would be a much happier man, too - fighting his own battles: and more or less winning them on his own.
That he is a world-class individual is not in doubt - but at best he would only make a good CPP cabinet minister. For many reasons, which one cannot go into now, he can never become president of Ghana, on the ticket of the CPP.
If the confounded Peoples National Convention (PNC) were to remember the raison d'etre of Nkrumaism (and show some respect for Nkrumah's memory!), and drop all precondition for merging with the party of Nkrumah, a CPP ticket consisting of Dr. Edward Mahama as presidential candidate, and Professor Akosah as his running mate, would be just the ticket to revive the party's fortunes.
Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom has made it impossible for the CPP's national executive committee to continue tolerating him - brilliant as he is in many ways. Unfortunately for him, the time has now come for the party's elected leadership to expel him from Nkrumah's party.
No matter how unpleasant a task it might be for some, they must not flinch from that task - for the sake of Nkrumaism today, and future generations of Nkrumaists, they must be resolute in this matter: he cannot be allowed to continue destabilising the party of Nkrumah. Period. A word to the wise...
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