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The 2008 Presidential Candidate of the Convention Peoples� Party (CPP), Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, has thrown a challenge to President J.E.A Mills to resist temptations from some foot soldiers and other pressure groups to be able to implement the National Democratic Congress (NDC) promises to the people of Ghana during the 2008 electioneering campaign. He noted that, the President Mills� led administration for the past eleven (11) months has been under heavy criticisms from opponents and members within the NDC party including foot soldiers of being left out. This, he said was not in any way helping the government to execute its developmental projects on its �Better Ghana� agenda. According to Dr. Nduom, the criticisms and pressures of neglect on the Mills� government that is being made by the foot soldiers and other party sympathizers were temptations on the President to rush into executing certain unplanned actions to please a smaller group of people. The Ex-Presidential Candidate of the CPP noted that, these pressures and temptation to the president were unhealthy and uncalled for actions from a smaller group of people and challenged Professor Mills not take those issues serious but should rather consider the problems of the nation in general. This, according to him, would allow the President to arrest the numerous economic problems facing the country and to improve on the general well being of Ghanaians. Dr. Nduom noted that, it was not only NDC sympathizers who voted the party into power especially during the second round up of the 2008 general elections but it included people from others parties and floating voters who wanted change of leadership. �President Mills should remember that it was not only NDC members who brought the party into power but also people from other political parties and floating voters who trusted him and wanted a change. The President should consider the plight of all Ghanaians and not the interest of any group or individuals,� he retorted. Speaking on City Fm last week, Dr. Nduom cautioned that any move by the government to satisfy individuals or groups that claimed to have been left out would not be in accordance with the president�s �father for all� policy. This, he said, would make the government unpopular in the 2012 general elections. He however stated that, people could express their grievances about the government if they felt unsatisfied but that should be in manner that would not get in the way of the president from carrying his legitimate duties. Dr. Nduom also stated the development of any nation depends largely on its economy and called on all Ghanaians to work hard to fix the economic difficulties in the country. This, Dr. Nduom said he was ready to offer the necessary advice on how to manage the economy if he was consulted.