Accra, April 9, GNA - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer, has congratulated Mr John Dramani Mahama on his selection as the Running Mate of Professor John Evans Atta Mills, National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer for Election 2008. A statement from the Nana Akufo-Addo Campaign Office, Asylum Down, Accra, said: "The NPP wishes to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Hon. John Dramani Mahama, M.P., on his selection as Prof. John Evans Atta Mills' running mate. "We welcome him to the democratic debate about the future of our country.

"The NPP believes that the outcome of the Elections will be determined by the respective records of the NDC and the NPP in government as well as the competing visions of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Prof. John Evans Atta Mills for the future of Ghana. "We are fully prepared for the contest. We reiterate our call to the NDC to join us in an issue-based contest that will make all Ghanaians proud," the statement said.