Mr Isaac Osei-Antwi, District Chief Executive for Techiman, has stated that it was too early for people to thoroughly assess the performance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. For only sixteen months in office, the government has made significant gains in the economic development of the country, he added.

Mr Osei-Antwi, who was addressing members of the Nasara club of NPP in Techiman, however, conceded that it had not been easy for the government to effect drastic changes in the economic and social conditions in the country in view of dwindling resources. He, therefore, asked the people to exercise restraint for the government since the social and economic conditions could not be changed overnight.

Mr Osei-Antwi called on members of the club to fight against rumour mongering and to defend the party at all times. The DCE said out of 400 million cedis disbursed for poverty alleviation in 1998, only 120 million cedis had been retrieved, adding that 3,500 people had applied for loan under the fund in the district this year. Alhaji Adamu Mohammed, Assemblyman for Hansaline Electoral area, called on members of the club to bury their differences and support the government in developing the nation.

Abdel-Hamid Awuley-Quaye, Chairman of the club, appealed to the Techiman District Assembly and the government to offer credit facilities to members of the club who are mostly traders and farmers, in support of their economic activities.