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Salam Mustapha, the National Youth Organizer of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP), has called on the party's rank and file not to lose hope due to their defeat in the Assin North by-election.

Acccording to him, though it is disappointing that the party's candidate, Charles Opoku, wasn't elected to represent the Assin North constituency in Parliament, the NPP is not in tatters.

He encouraged the members and supporters to remain confident in the party as they march forward into the 2024 general elections.

"I want to tell our party faithful that they shouldn't lose hope. They shouldn't be dispirited. Yes, we are pained but in the midst of the pain, let's take it as the marching orders that we need to go all out, work together and deliver 2024. It is completely possible to do so!", he appealed to the party faithfuls during Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' discussion programme.

The NPP lost the Assin North parliamentary seat after their candidate polled 12,630 votes representing 42.15% while their main contender, James Gyakye Quayson of the opposition National Democratic Congress polled 17,245 votes representing 57.56% to win the election.

In hindsight, the NPP National Youth Organizer believed they could have made adequate preparations than they did prior to the by-election and blamed their inability to win the election on unavailability of time.