MP for Jomoro, Madam Samia Nkrumah, says the unity of the Nkrumaist groups before the 2012 general elections is not a luxury but a matter of survival. Speaking at a joint session of the Brong Ahafo CPP and PNC Regional and Constituency Executives, the MP identified the goal of all Nkrumaists as “a vibrant political party that will serve the interests of the average Ghanaian.” Like the Positive Action declared by Dr Kwame Nkrumah during the independence agitation, Samia Yaba Nkrumah said the Nkrumaist groups must of necessity declare a Positive Action to unite before the 2012 election. She said the Nkrumaist vision “is people-centred, that is a vision of a people enjoying a high standard of living through economic, social and political activities that involve the harnessing of their energies to exploit the vast pool of our national resources.” This, in practical terms she said means “creating jobs for our people, providing shelter, health facilities, and affordable and quality education for both young and old.” This Nkrumaist vision she said, “is still relevant today as it was immediately after independence in order to empower our people.” She paid tribute to the founders of the tradition, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Alhaji Imoru Egala, Dr Hilla Limann. She also recognised and commended the Brong Ahafo Regional and Constituency Executives of the PNC and CPP for working for unity at the grassroots level long before any other group. In their respective statements, both Regional Chairmen also buttressed the need for the two parties to unite and expressed their wish for Hon Nkrumah to contest for the National Executive position within the CPP. In his statement, the PNC Regional Chairman Nana Kyeremeh also made it clear that he was not deterred by the threat of being expelled from the party for campaigning for unity. The CPP Regional Chairman B.K. Ameyaw further stated that he envisaged a unity where only one candidate would be fielded to ensure proper use of resources. Constituency Executives from both the PNC and the CPP who spoke also pledged their commitment to the unity at all levels particularly those in constituencies who had already made plans to field only one candidate at the next general election. The CPP and PNC women also pledged their support to Samia Nkrumah if she would see through her intention to contest for the Chairperson of the CPP. The joint session held in Sunyani is part of a series of sessions being organised under the auspices of Nkrumah Rising, a group composed of young elements within the CPP and the PNC whose objective is to create sufficient pressure at the grassroots to bring the two parties together. It follows the one held earlier in Wa in the Upper West Region in November 2010 where Hon Nkrumah announced her intention to contest for the Chairperson position of the CPP. At that session, both the Upper West Regional and Constituency Executives wholly endorsed her intention and pledged their support to her, other pro-unity candidates and the goal of a united Nkrumaist political party for 2012.