[ 2014-10-22 ]

Akufo-Addo to confirm Bawumia as running mate tomorrow
Barring any last minute hitch, newly- elected
flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana
Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will name his run­ning
mate Thursday after a meeting with the National
Council of the party.

Nana Akufo-Addo told Daily Guide Wednesday that he
would be presenting the name of the running mate
for the 2016 election to the National Council, the
sec­ond highest decision mak­ing body after
congress.

During the campaign for the flagbearership, Nana
told the party people that if given the chance to
lead again, he would want to run with Dr Mahamudu
Bawumia on the same tick­et.

Mr Kyerematen also suggested going with Dr Bawumia
in the event that he was elected flagbearer.

According to sources close to the re-elected
flag­bearer, since his election on Saturday, he
had been con­sulting elders and party leaders
about his choice of running mate, and the arrows
seemed to point at Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

Nana Akufo-Addo yes­terday met the steering
Committee of party, to which he communicated his
desire to name his running mate Thursday.

He assured the national officers of his fullest
co­operation ahead of the 2016 general
elections.

The meeting, which was held at the party
headquar­ters at the behest of Nana Akufo-Addo,
saw all but two of the party's officers attending,
with the Chair­man of the National Coun­cil of
Elders, C.K. Tedam, also in attendance. At the
meeting, chaired by National Chairman Paul Afoko,
Nana Akufo-Addo indicated that the sole motive for
his request was to assure the national offi­cers
of his "fullest co-opera­tion, so that the common
endeavour of achieving vic­tory in 2016, and
producing a good government come January 2017,
will be realised."

Nana Akufo-Addo fur­ther assured the executives
that "you will find nothing lacking in me as far
as co­operation goes. We are to work together to
change Ghana and bring about the transformation of
our coun­try. So my main purpose here, this
morning, is to introduce myself to you, assure you
of my fullest co­operation and to let you know
that I am ready to play my part in the common
agenda of victory in 2016."

Source - MyjoyOnline

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