President John Dramani Mahama will today announce his running mate as the ruling party enters the crucial December 7 polls. Whereas pundits have argued that it will be unwise to opt for a new running mate aside Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur who was chosen barely five months to the elections, it is believed that there are also some elements in the ruling party who object to the choice of Amissah-Arthur as Mahama’s running mate for the polls due to what they described as his political inactivity in the previous years. According to a statement issued by the John Mahama 2012 Campaign Office, President Mahama will officially introduce his running mate today; a move which will mean the former Vice-President has put all his cards on the table in a bid to retain political power which was won by his late predecessor, John Mills. The statement which was signed by Trade Minister, Hanna Tetteh,who is also the Communications Director of the recently composed John Mahama 2012 Campaign Office was silent on who will ultimately emerge as the vice-presidential candidate of the NDC come December 7. Although their main opponents, New Patriotic Party took the lead in outdooring both their presidential and vice candidates, the death of former President Mills took the wind out of the sails of the ruling party thereby jostling their electoral calendar further. The announcement of Mahama’s running mate is expected to cap what has been described as a classy nationwide tour which affirmed that the Better Ghana Agenda of the NDC government was not stunted as the oppositions parties have continuously bemoaned. President Mahama, who was overwhelmingly endorsed at the party’s special congress last month, is also expected to name his vice, who together with, will ensure they make the December 7 polls a “one-touch” victory just like they have predicted. The venue for the announcement of the running mate is the National Theatre with the event scheduled to commence around late afternoon.