Mr Emmanuel Wilson, Executive Director of New Ghanaian Movement (NGM), a political think-tank group, on Thursday called for the unity of the Convention Peoples� Party (CPP) and Peoples� National Convention (PNC).
He asked the leadership of CPP and PNC to engage an independent body to negotiate for the Nkrumahist unity.
Mr Wilson said that entrenched posture by extremists of both parties over the years had hindered any genuine efforts in uniting the two parties.
�The extremists are suspicious of each other�s movement and intentions,� he added.
Mr Wilson, who is also the National Youth Organiser of PNC, told Ghana News Agency in an interview in Accra, that the Movement after monitoring the pronouncements, internal operations and postures of some leading members of
the parties has recommended the engagement of an independent body to work-out the unity pact.
He said that the independent body should be mandated to study the viability of the unity, analyse previous unity talks, examine Ghanaians
perception about CPP/PNC unity, and whether it would necessarily improve the fortunes of the two parties in Election 2012.
Mr Wilson said the body should also have the power to make recommendations and play active role in its implementation to ensure that a united party was revitalised to contest Election 2012.
The NGM Executive Director said an independent body was capable of guiding the two parties through the difficult unity talks and create platform for all parties to engage in frank and honest discussion aimed at strengthening their front in Election 2012.
Mr Wilson noted that the days of ideological rigidity were gone and there was an urgent need for leading members of the Nkrumah family to
empower their front through unity.
He expressed concern about developments in both parties that seemed to undermine unity and peace and urged the Council of Elders of both parties to find an amicable settlement of problems.
Mr Wilson said "The state of the two parties now require the fullest cooperation of all members, including members of National Executive
Committee, Parliamentarians and the rank and file of the parties.
"In our considered opinion, differences within must be resolved within using the relevant organs and structures prescribed by the party's
constitution�.
Mr Wilson said that it was unacceptable for bodies or groups within the parties to trade accusations in the public domain when acceptable methods were available to be exploited.
He asked officers and non-officers of the two parties to promote unity and peace and not create disharmony, adding "the press war must cease forthwith".