The Asokwa West constituency branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised members and supporters not to let the recent defeat of the party in the Bimbilla bye-elections dampen their spirit nor make them lose confidence in the NDC.

"Members and supporters should rather perceive the defeat as an opportunity for them to identify their weaknesses and take more positive steps to amend them."

The advice was contained in a press release issued in Kumasi on Sunday and signed by Mr Evans Kwabena Ablordeppeh, the constituency organiser.

It stressed that now that the bye-elections were over, it was important that all members should remain united and device more forward moving strategies to ensure that the party wrestled power from the New Patriotic Party in the 2004 general elections.

The release called on members, supporters and sympathisers not to regard the canvassing for votes as the duty of the leadership alone but rather a responsibility of each member.

The release urged all members to get actively involved in the drive for increased membership by sacrificing their energies to move to the various wards and constituencies and from house-to-house.

The Asokwa-West constituency of the NDC also appealed to delegates that will be attending the national delegates congress of the party in April to strive to use the congress as a platform to iron out their differences at all levels.