Dr. Foster Abu Sakara picked up a nomination form on Tuesday at the CPP headquarters, Asylum Down, to contest party's flagbearership race. Dr Abu Sakara, an Independent Consultant, is a renown specialist in Agriculture and Rural Development with a stellar career in international agricultural development. He has worked in Africa and Latin America with extensive global experience. Dr. Abu Sakara’s political affiliation with CPP dates from his late father Mr. S. S. Sakara who served as CPP Regional Party Secretary and also served in Ghana’s first republic as a District Commissioner and Member of Parliament for Damongo-Daboya, West Gonja. Dr. Abu Sakara, following the tradition of his father has also served the CPP as its Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2008 General elections, 1st National Vice Chairman and chairman of Organizational Committee from 2007 to 2011. A statement released by the CPP said Dr. Sakara is passionate about the renewal of the CPP and its restoration to government to transform the lives of ordinary Ghanaians. It said Dr. Sakara’s vision for Ghana is for it to be “the jewel in Africa’s crown of achievement” giving inspiration to all Africans everywhere to reach their full potential. This he claims can be achieved in the lifetime of his generation if Ghanaians commit themselves to pragmatic choices for good governance, economic growth and social development based on sound time tested principles of freedom, justice for all, equal opportunity and right to work. The mistakes of economic policies that lead to unacceptable gaps between rich and poor with all of the attendant social vices must be avoided now. He adds that Ghana needs fundamental changes to some systems of governance to empower ordinary people to effectively hold politicians accountable at every level of government in real time and not after the fact.