Mr Ebenezer Tei-Larbi, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Oforikrom has reminded members of the party that the victory of the NDC did not mean they should relax and that consolidating the party's gains required hard work.
He said governance of the country should not rest on the shoulders of the leaders alone but must be carried out with the co-operation, support and contribution of all to enable government policies and programmes to be implemented successfully.
Mr Tei-Larbi, who lost the election, was speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi at the weekend.
He urged supporters to be mindful of the way they celebrated the victory and urged them to unite, live in peace and be tolerant of other parties' views in the interest of the nation.
Mr Tei-Larbi denied speculations in the Oforikrom Constituency that he had brought his political career to an end because of his defeat in the elections.
He said he had the capacity and expertise to address the basic socio-economic problems such as the high rate of youth unemployment, poor sanitary conditions in some communities and low standard of education in the constituency.
He said he would therefore contest in future elections and appealed to his supporters to rally behind him to realize his dreams.
Mr Tei-Larbi said the coming months would see the NDC strengthening its internal structures to make it more viable in winning the constituency seat in the next elections.