And please explain why in a post. I'll explain mine later.

im an NPP guy,i dont like NDC and i dont like attah mills i dunno maybe its just me but he looks weak like he cant make tough decisions.. reason why i dont like NDC is that it was formed by rawlings that guy will try anything to get into power that his wife is trying become a candidate for president if that happens we know who will be making the decisions lol... i dunno why people dont go CPP since they where the 1st party created, in the elections they get like 2 or 3%

I prefer the NPP. I agree with most of the statements above and although the NPP are no angels themselves, the spectre of the Rawlings family in the NDC and the amount of violence and vindictiveness that they have introduced to politics in Ghana, has made me have a lot of reservations about their party. Despite being in power for over twenty years, they still want to be there. Can't they just withdraw from the scene and enjoy their retired lives?

At this point in time, if I could vote I'd most likely fine myself voting NPP despite feeling more a part of the CPP ideologically. It's just tactical voting in order to get rid of the NDC that's dangerously packing on debt in addition to the entire Rawlings saga that's playing. That sure will be one interesting part conference for sure. However, if there was ever a chance, even incredibly slim, of the CPP winning anything at all, I'd go for them. This isn't the same CPP of the 1950s and 1960s that undermined democracy and is focused on state-only growth, in fact what draws me to them the most is their proposals to amend the Constitution in order to decentralize the government with local elections and their policies of using the state effectively and boldly to stimulate private sector growth. They are the ones I'd trust most with Ghana's future, I loved their 2008 Manifesto and I am eager to read their 2012 Manifesto. I will admit their opinion on inflation puts me off, but at least they are honest about it and political pressure would surely cause them to act and the party is seriously in decay. They need to rejuvenate all local constituencies, and expand their reach. They need to get involved with local communities doing volunteer work, and running on their campaign on local empowerment. They also need to run a never-ending campaign on proportional representation to keep the media talking about them in between election years.

Revenue accruing from the large reserves of oil that have recently been found in Ghana poses a major challenge for the managers of the economy in terms of efficiency (avoiding waste and corruption), equity (sharing the revenue fairly among communities and economic sectors), and development (how to grow the oil industry without ignoring the non-oil sector. Managing the oil revenue will form part of a larger programme to improve overall public financial management. It is important that we manage both oil and non-oil revenue efficiently and transparently to create public confidence in the managers of the economy. In terms of equity, government will hold consultations with all stakeholders to ensure that every community’s needs and aspirations are adequately met. With respect to development, we shall introduce a strategic plan to carefully develop all other industries associated with the oil industry. We will make Ghana the petroleum refining hub of the West Africa sub-region, with large-scale petroleum refining capacity providing the region’s gasoline, jet/aviation fuel, diesel fuel and lubricating oils. There are at least 10 products of industrial and domestic use, including nitrogen-based fertilisers, that the CPP intends to develop to derive the maximum benefit from the oil and gas industry

Petroleum refining (liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), petrol (gasoline), diesel fuels, aviation/jet fuel, lubricating oil, petroleum jelly, bitumen/asphalt, carbon black, wax)
Petrochemical feedstocks, ethylene, propylene, butanes, butenes,
naphthalenes, benzenes, toluene, and xylenes
Vinyl chloride and PVC and plastics and Synthetic Rubber (e.g., for tyres and rubber compounds)
Inks and paints, varnish, and anti-rust chemicals
Industrial solvents (e.g., Turpentine as varnish/paint thinner)
Detergents
Insecticides, fungicides and sprays
Leather and textile oils
Fuel and metallurgical coke
Fertiliser from natural gas which is mainly methane with relatively small
amounts of the following: Ethane, Propane, Butane

To be able to take full advantage of these associated industries, however, we will establish an advanced machine tools industry, with highly trained and skilled technicians and machinists from our polytechnics, technical colleges and universities.

Launch the Ghana Emergency Employment Programme (GEEP) to directly create over 500,000 well-paying jobs across the country. Using the 22,000 polling stations as the “staging points”, the CPP will start planting over 7 million hectares of almond trees in selected areas of the country. Almond trees, which require less rain and have a shorter gestation period (2.5 years) than palm trees (5-6 years) and other tree crops, will form the basis of a bio-fuel industry with potential to create millions of jobs, earn the country billions of dollars in foreign exchange, and help us meet our energy requirements while contributing to the growth of other industries as follows:

High protein almond “cake” to replace soya for the poultry industry. Feed
being the highest cost component of the industry, this should make the
industry competitive against imports and lead to production and
employment expansion
With higher per ton price than palm oil (now in high demand on the world
market), almond-based oil will fetch billions of dollars in exports and
create a biomass industry of equal earning potential
Will create employment beyond planting to include: Cracking nuts,
toasting kernels, extracting oil, processing oil and by-products (‘almond
cake’), and export services



The CPP will fight corruption by adequately resourcing public institutions, such as CHRAJ and the Serious Fraud office. We shall also implement the Whistle Blower law, which encourages the public to report corrupt practices, as well as pass the Freedom of Information Bill as part of a broad legislative agenda to improve governance and fight corruption.


People must have a direct say about who collects their garbage in their local communities; the quality of the roads they use; or the schools their children attend. At the moment, decisions on these issues are made by a few bureaucrats in Accra for distance communities around the country. All local officials must be elected by the people they govern so that they can answer to these people the same way national leaders respond to their national constituents. “Self-determination” must be taken to the grassroots. We propose to amend the 1992 Constitution to allow all local government officials to be elected. This will have, among others, the following benefits:

Force district chief executives and other local officials to address the needs of the people they serve instead of working to please the appointing authorities in Accra
Make it possible to insist that all district assemblies should publish on a monthly basis the taxes they collect from lorry parks, markets, households and businesses in their districts and how they spend those taxes



Immediately launch a public sector census to determine the exact size of the government in order to resolve the age-old problem of “ghost names” and annual budget over-runs

My favorite policy proposals of the CPP. The reason why I would support and I root for them to succeed and govern.