Painstaking investigations conducted by Oman News can reveal that a Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Mumuni Bawumia is highly tipped to partner the NPP Flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo in the run up the 2008 Presidential polls. Dr. Bawumia, even though may not be popular and a household name in the strictest Ghanaian political arena, he is described by many a people as a gentleman and a unifier that can bring his sterling expertise in the financial world to bare on Nana Addo’s candidature. The Finance expert he as is touted, has served the Central Bank and other state institutions. Dr. Mumuni Bawumia’s name come up tops and is highly ranked as the foremost contender to the running mate slot.

Another astute personality who is close to receiving the nod to become Nana Addo’s running mate for the 2008 General Elections is the President of the metamorphosed sub regional grouping, The ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas. Dr. Ibn Chambas, a long time pal of Nana Addo has impressively warmed himself up to get running mate nod. One Achilles heels of Dr. Chambas that could work against him is his known political affiliation with the Opposition even though the NPP supported his quest to become the then ECOWAS Executive Secretary at the time he was resigned as an opposition NDC Member of parliament for Bimbila. Our investigations, however, revealed that the challenge is to convince the party’s hierarchy and some dogmatic NPP rank and File members into accepting a relatively fresh person to be the running mate of the Right Wing NPP Party. Still on the NPP running mate slot, lobbying is said to be at its peak as some NPP members are seriously lobbying and jostling to be the party’s running mate. The tall list include, the Minister for Tourism and Diaspora Relations, Stephen Asamoah Boateng who was one of avid foremost frontliners of Alan Kyeremanteng in the up the NPP Delegate’s Congress.

Information Minister, Oboshie Sai Cofie and surprisingly Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama are among those lobbying for the running mate slot. The avowed dream of the Works, Housing and Water Resources Minister, Boniface Abubarkar Saddique is gradually an utopian dream as his affiliation and tacit support the Alan Kyeramanteng’s candidature in the NPP Delegate’s Congress. Women and Children’s Affairs Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama’s lobbying machination is said to be hitting a snag as her popularity on the list running mate potentials is dwindling by the days.