Accra, July 19, GNA - The EGLE Party on Wednesday endorsed Dr Obed Asamoah, Attorney - General and Minister of Justice, as its choice for running mate for the Progressive Alliance in this year's elections.

Should the choice hold, Dr Asamoah would be gunning for the vice presidency, with Vice President John Evans Atta Mills as the flagbearer.

At a news conference in Accra, Owuraku Amofa, Co-Chairman of EGLE, said the decision was taken to "sustain the strength and unity of the Progressive Alliance."

"We believe that the running-mate must be one, who cannot only work harmoniously with the flagbearer but subsequently strengthen the presidency and the Alliance's front."

The issue of a running mate was to have been discussed by the National Consultative Committee of the Alliance before any decision was taken.

However, EGLE says it took that step "as the pacesetter within the Alliance. "We played this leading role in 1992, 1996 and were also the first party to have confirmed Prof.

Mills as the flagbearer during our National Delegates' Conference in Koforidua in December, 1998."

Owuraku Amofa said Dr Asamoah, who is also the life patron of EGLE, represents the various interests of the Alliance, ready to listen to all sections without fear or favour and "has in depth of experience in the politics of this nation."