Hohoe, June 15, GNA- Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been urged to choose Alhaji Rashid Bawa, Ghana's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as his running mate for the 2008 Election.

The coalition of Muslim Youths in the Hohoe District that reiterated the call said Alhaji Bawa cut across regional frontiers and has " up to his sleeves the necessary qualities" of a running mate capable of helping the NPP win the elections. Alhaji Saeed Anass Dawuda, Volta Regional Coordinator of the Coalition, made the call on behalf of the group at a sensitization workshop in Hohoe at the weekend.

He said Alhaji Bawa was proactive, down to earth and a hard working gentleman. Alhaji Dawuda said though Alhaji Bawa was born by a Gonja Muslim Cleric and brought up at Kadjebi in the Volta Region, he is popular in the Upper West, Upper East and Northern regions and known nationwide extensively as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports. The Regional Coordinator of the Coalition, said Alhaji Bawa was a "symbol of strength, determination and inspiration for we the Muslim youth" and the entire country and the best man to pair with Nana Akufo-Addo.

Hr said pairing Ahaji Bawa with Nana Akufo-Addo, would be the best fortune for the NPP.