The Convention People's Party (CPP), is at the crossroads and it would only take cool heads to calm the inferno that is about to consume 'Osagyefo's own party' as political party watchers have accused Ladi Nylander, National Chairman of the party of arrogating to himself some powers and trying to usurp the constitution of the party. True to fears expressed by many political analysts that a press statement recently issued by Ladi Nylander, National Chairman which apparently left two of its national executives thrown to the wolves, would open a can of worms, unfolding events seems to indicate that the CPP may be heading towards the ditch if the National Chairman is not stopped in his tracks. The results of the last Presidential and Parliamentary elections are evidence enough that the CPP is facing self infected extinction from the political landscape. From the three (3) seats in Parliament, it won only 1. While Mr. Nylander has been insisting on various media interactions recently that both the General Secretary, lvor Greenstreet and the National Youth Organiser, James Kwabena Bonfeh Jnr. remained interdicted/suspended, both persons maintain that they are still the legitimate party officers. Indeed the Chairman last week hinted on radio that Kwabena Bonfeh, popularly referred to as Kabila, was physically prevented from attending a party meeting. He however did not give details of the said episode. Another source of worry to party insiders is why the party has kept mute over a letter written by the National Youth Organiser to the National Chairman in respect of the party's 2008 flagbearer Dr. Paa Kwesi Ndoum in which serious allegations were made? A member of the National Executive Committee who spoke to The New Crusading Guide over the weekend on strict condition of anonymity challenged the powers of the party Chairman to interdict any member of the party without recourse to the constitution. Our deep throat sources hinted that the Council of Elders have expressed their disquiet at the constitutional blunder being perpetuated by the National Chairman. "A look into the party's constitution and National Justice show that sanctions can appropriately be applied only after a hearing. It seeking to assert its authority, the Central Committee appears to have acted in excess of its powers, as the National Executive Committee, NEC has the power to suspend, not the Central Committee. This disrespect for the Party's constitutions further brings the party's name into disrepute", the source stated. Another observer this paper spoke to questioned whether the whole hullabaloo has anything to do with the internal workings of the party which could have put them in a better light. "The very recent issue of disciplinary process in the party had to do with their Members of Parliament aspirants led by Dr. Nduom endorsing another Presidential candidate instead of their own and on that occasion, they appeared as members and aspiring MP's of the party before the Disciplinary Committee not as interdicted/suspended aspirants. What has changed in the party's practice that the Central Committee would want the General Secretary and NYO to appear before the DC as interdicted / suspended officers?" he queried. The hullabaloo stems from a writ filed by James Bomfeh, at the Supreme Court in his private capacity to restrain Parliament and the Attorney-General from considering the controversial Supplier's Credit Agreement between STX Korea and the Government of Ghana for the provision of some 30,000 housing units. Richard Quashigah, the Propaganda Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), issued a scathing press statement calling James Kwabena Bonfeh (a.k.a Kabila), a mole of the NPP in the CPP. "The NDC is at a loss as to whether Mr. Bonfeh's action represents the position of the CPP. If not, then it only confirms him as a mole of the New Patriotic Party in the CPP. Having observed the utterances, association and action of Mr. Bonfeh over the last three years, one is amply convinced that he is being used by the NPP to create the impression that they are not alone in the unreasonable effort of preventing a project that is intended to benefit the large interest of Ghana," the NDC stated. The assertion by the NDC did not go well with Ivor Greenstreet, General Secretary of the CPP who issued a rebuttal and advised NDC to look within to find a mole amongst them. He further alleged that former President Jerry John Rawlings was a mole in the NDC. Moments after the press statement from Mr. Greenstreet - in apparent defence of Kabila who had at all times maintained that he issued the Supreme Court writ against Parliament in his personal capacity - Mr. Nylander, uncharacteristic of him, issued a counter press statement distancing the party from the actions of both Kabila and Greenstreet. He argued that the defense put up by Mr. Greenstreet per his press statement was not sanctioned by the party. However, sources within the Central Committee of the CPP, the body constitutionally mandated to see to the daily affairs of party, say the statement from the party's Chairman was not sanctioned by the (CC). In a related development, in a letter published in The Chronicle and addressed to Mr. Nylander, Dr. Abu Sakara wrote "Chairman, whilst I support your action to make the position of the Party clear on this matter, I hasten to add that the media cannot be asked to manage our party officials and discern when they speak for the party or themselves. "By the way .... ", continued Dr. Sakara " .... did we publicly state what our position on STX was prior to the Kabila action? In any event, were you aware of the application for injunction before it was taken and more to the point, was it authorized?" The letter continued, "I don't need to ask if Comrade Greenstreet reviewed his rejoinder with you before it went to press. The distasteful reference to our former Head of State (Rawlings) as a loose cannon, is evidence enough". Source: The New Crusading Guide