{"id":172460,"date":"2015-12-07T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=172460"},"modified":"2015-12-07T14:44:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T14:44:15","slug":"mahama-settles-on-amissah-arthur-as-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/12\/mahama-settles-on-amissah-arthur-as-running-mate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahama settles on Amissah-Arthur as running mate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President John Mahama has presented Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, as his preferred choice for the position of running mate to the National Democratic Congress (NDC).<\/p>\n<p>President Mahama made the declaration on Monday when he met with the party&#8217;s\u00a0National Executive Committee and the National Council.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172503 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-4.jpg\" alt=\"mahama at ndc head office (4)\" width=\"752\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-4.jpg 752w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-4-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media at the NDC&#8217;s headquarters at Adabraka, President Mahama said he did not struggle with the decision to settle on Mr. Amissah-Arthur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI consulted with the council of state and nominated Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur my Vice president as my running mate. Reason being he is able and willing to do the job. He\u2019s got a good track record, he\u2019s been deputy minister, he\u2019s been governor of the Central Bank, he\u2019s been my Vice President, indeed he\u2019s been acting president \u00a0on occasions I\u2019ve been out of the country. I believe that it\u2019s been a useful partnership. We went into 2012 together and I believe that going into 2016 together we will achieve victory,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Many lobby groups within the party had argued against the re-nomination of\u00a0 Mr. Amissah-Arthur as running mate, citing his low public visibility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172500 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-1.jpg\" alt=\"mahama at ndc head office (1)\" width=\"768\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/mahama-at-ndc-head-office-1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the Central Regional branch of the party disagreed, explaining that the Mahama-Amissah-Arthur ticket is the only guarantee for victory in the 2016 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Some names that popped up as possible replacements for Mr Amissah-Arthur included Hannah-Tetteh, Foreign Minister, Accra Mayor Alfred Oko Vanderpuije and the Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Franklin Badu Jnr\/citifmonline.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John Mahama has presented Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, as his preferred choice for the position of running mate to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). 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