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 running 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."
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