Saltpond (C/R), Nov. 29, GNA - Mr Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, Member of Parliament for Mfantseman West has urged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to desist from activities and utterances that could make the government to lose focus.

Mr Asamoah-Boateng, who is also the Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Environment, stated that the government needed peace to concentrate on its programmes to improve the living conditions of Ghanaians and expressed regret that some members of the ruling party were indulging in some disturbing activities, which could detract the party's attention.

The Minister was addressing the constituency Annual Delegates Conference of the NPP at Saltpond. He noted that politics needed a lot of patience and urged party members and Ghanaians in general to reflect on where the government took over from and where they have reached to enable them know that it was capable of "delivering the goods."

"We need a lot of your support and encouragement to deliver," he advised party members.

Mr Kwamena Duncan, Central Regional Secretary of the NPP cautioned party executives who waited for resources from the party secretariat before embarking on programmes to resign. "No one forced you to contest for the position you are holding, you know you can do the work hence you offering yourself to be elected, therefore I see no reason why you should let unavailability of logistics be an impediment to the oath you have sworn to work," the Secretary stated.

Mr Robert Quainoo-Arthur, Mfantseman District Chief Executive, reminded the delegates that party members alone could not win elections and that they needed more of the floating voters and members of other parties to win and urged them to woo more members into their fold. Mr James Dennis Ehuren, Constituency Chairman, said the best legacy his administration could bequeath to NPP was to retain the seat it had won for the first time in 2004.

He urged party members to pay their dues regularly to enable the constituency to generate funds for its activities. Mr Kofi Aduakwa-Mensah, Constituency Secretary said the delegates' conference was to take stock of their performances, identify their weaknesses and strengths to enable them to map out strategies to win the 2008 elections. He urged polling station executives to intensify their campaign towards the 2008 elections.