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The NPP General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, has denied reports that the flagbearer of the party, Nana Akufo-Addo, has retained Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as his running mate for the 2012 general elections. The Thursday edition of the Daily Guide newspaper reported on its front page that �Nana Addo has finally decided to maintain the astute economist and banker, as his running mate. � However, the NPP scribe, affectionately called Sir John told Citi News on Thursday there was no iota of truth in the publication. According to him, such a decision has not been communicated to the party�s National Council which is mandated to oversee the choice of a running mate. �I believe that if Nana Akufo-Addo settles on anyone he will inform the party to convene a national executive committee meeting to deliberate on the matter because it has the mandate to oversee the choice of a running mate,� Sir John pointed out. �Our constitution is very clear in respect of selecting a presidential running mate and it is obligatory that the presidential candidate should in consultation with the National Council nominate the vice presidential candidate and I have not seen that consultation yet,� he stressed. Several names including the 2008 NPP running mate Dr. Bawumia, the Deputy Minority Leader, Hon. Ambrose Dery, a Deputy Managing Director of Metro TV, Alhaji Harunah Alhassan and a chief M. N. D Jawula, have popped up as some of the potential candidates.