Ghana: Who Runs With CPP's Nduom?

Posted to the web 11 August 2008 Jeffrey De-Graft Johnson With only a week to the ruling NPP's congress to announce a running mate, the party is no closer, according to insiders, of settling on any of the names that have been hogging the media headlines these past few months. The National Democratic Congress (NDC), two months ago settled on the highly charismatic John Dramani Mahama to run with Professor John Atta Mills. It was met with broad public approval. Attention is also being turned on the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), which is promising a robust showing in December. Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, the Presidential Candidate of the CPP has been busy selling his party's manifesto around the country and is in confident mood like the other presidential candidates to move into the Flagstaff House in December. Last week he told the... [read full story]