Dr. Kwaku Osafo, one of the six Convention Peoples Party (CPP) presidential aspirants, on Saturday launched his campaign at Nkroful in the Western Region, amid jubilation by supporters clad in party colours.
They danced to brass band music and sang party songs through the streets in praise of Ghana's first president Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, who hailed from Nkroful and Dr. Osafo.
Dr. Osafo said if given the nod, he would lead the party to regain the image and dignity of Ghana that made the people proud, patriotic, assertive and confident.
He said the launch of his campaign at Nkroful was significant; to remind the people that the torch lit by Dr. Nkrumah was still burning and that his spirit lived on.
Dr. Osafo also said it showed his loyalty to the ideals of Dr. Nkrumah and the CPP that made Ghana the Mecca of all people in the Diaspora.
He said the CPP made political, social and economic achievements and urged delegates of the party to endorse him as the party's flagbearer to enable him to win political power for the party in 2008.
Dr Osafo announced that he and other scholars in all parts of the world have initiated moves to sustain the ideology and philosophy of Dr. Nkrumah by building a University at Nkroful.
He said a 150-acre land had been acquired for the project, which would be one of his priority projects if given the nod by the delegates and CPP eventually won the 2008 Election.
Dr. Osafo said, "we should recapture the ideas and vision of Nkrumahism; and these should not be allowed to decay."
He said education would also be his main concern adding that he would ensure that this becomes free and compulsory to the senior high school level.
Dr. Osafo appealed to CPP delegate to elect him because he had the qualities to lead the party to victory.
He said, "It is not wealth but honesty, dedication and determination that can make CPP win elections and we should not be swayed by money or gifts to buy our conscience."
Earlier, Dr. Osafo was lead by the Chief Linguist and elders of the town to pour libation at the original burial site of President Nkrumah and a minute's silence was observed in memory of the first President.
Mr. Kojo Armah, Member of Parliament for Evalue Dwira and other Western Regional officers of the CPP were at the event.