Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has urged the leaders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to stop looking down on the grassroots.

The unsuccessful presidential aspirant in the party's recent election noted that several leaders have offended the grassroots and should go back and apologize.

Speaking on behalf of the other unsuccessful presidential aspirants at the official unveiling of running mate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, he acknowledged the grievances of the grassroots members.

"I want to admonish the party leaders who have offended the party members and generated anger at our grassroots to go back and apologize to them.

"You have to respect them. I am not asking you to go and give them money but respecting them alone will change their minds. When you get the opportunity to be a leader, you have a responsibility to unite your people and lead them with respect.

"The Bible says if you want to be a leader, you must first be a servant of the people. Being elected to lead the party does not mean you will lord yourselves over the people.

"Some of the leaders were arrogant and disrespectful to you, but today they have come before you. We should learn from this and go house to house to apologize to those we have offended, and with unity, we will break the eight-year jinx."