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A Presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Stephen Asamoah Boateng, has said that his campaign across the country has exposed him to the huge challenges confronting the nation. That, he said, had emboldened him to be more committed in his resolve to find sustainable solutions to the challenges. Addressing his maiden press briefing on his campaign tour for the position of flag bearer of the NPP, Mr Asamoah Boateng said his campaign had taken him throughout the country, and that he had come across young men and women desperately searching for jobs. Refrain He said he also came across mothers and women who were struggling to feed and care for their children. In all of this, he entreated Ghanaians to not despair because the finest hour was ahead of the nation, saying it will ��not be a refrain of the good old days�� any more. He explained that when given the nod by the delegates and then Ghanaians, his presidency would not be the usual party political campaign but �a living testimony of what God can use man to do for the nation.� He said his presidency would develop a new plan for Ghana and ��our finest hours are surely before us and must go for them together� by voting for him to lead the party into victory in the 2016 general election. Unity and power He, therefore, called on the delegates to give him the mandate to lead the party to victory for him to put his God-given plans into practice for the benefit of all Ghanaians. He explained that the Better Ghana agenda was not good enough and the best for Ghana was yet to come through refreshing change for unity and power, which is his aim. He said Ghanaians were desirous of working to raise their standard of living but they were being frustrated by the policies of the government. He said instead of the authorities doing something to alleviate the plight of the people, they had placed obstacles in the way of the ordinary Ghanaian. He gave the examples of the delays at the Tema Harbour when Ghanaian businessmen went to clear their goods, as well as the serious traffic jams on the Tema Motorway and Kumasi Roundabout as some of the obstacles in the way of Ghanaian travelling for business transactions. Environment He said the depreciation of the cedi was also an obstacle to doing business in the country since majority of Ghanaians could not make ends meet. He said another sad observation was the way the environment was being destroyed.In his view, large water bodies that should be the source of sustenance and development had been polluted, while the primary rainforest had all disappeared. He also expressed worry that large tracts of land that could have been cultivated to feed the people were being levelled to make way for the building of estate houses, some of which ignored land use guidelines. On road network, Mr Asamoah Boateng said travelling from Dambai in the Northern Region to Damako to Kpasa, one wondered whether those areas were considered part of Ghana due to the deplorable nature of the roads. He said the campaign tour had lighted in him the fire for the refreshing change and the inspiration to help the youth looking for the much-needed change.