Konongo (Ash), Sept. 5, GNA- Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng, former Minister of Information and National Orientation has called on members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to unite and work in harmony as the party prepares towards Election 2012.

He said the task ahead required a united front and urged the rank and file of the party to bury their differences not only to make the party formidable but also improve its chances in 2012. Mr. Asamoah Boateng was addressing a large crowd of party followers at Konongo in the Asante Akim North Municipality on Friday whilst on his way to attend the funeral of the late R. R. Amponsah, a stalwart of the NPP.

He encouraged the teeming supporters to remain calm and embark on membership drive, adding that the party stood a better chance of winning the 2012 elections if the appropriate measures were put in place ahead of time.

He charged the constituency executives of the party to work hard to increase the support base of the party to complement efforts of the national executives to wrest power from the ruling National Democratic Congress.