Bawumia to Announce Running Mate in June, Says Sammy Awuku_

Sammy Awuku, the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) and a senior campaign aide to Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the Vice President will announce his running mate for the 2024 general elections in June.

 Awuku confirmed that Dr. Bawumia has already made his decision and an announcement is imminent.

This comes amid speculations within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and among political analysts about the delay in naming a running mate. However, Awuku emphasized that Dr. Bawumia was still within an appropriate timeframe to make the announcement, citing the example of then-candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, who selected Dr. Bawumia as his running mate in August 2008 for that year's election.

Awuku also highlighted that Dr. Bawumia's primary competition in the upcoming elections is not his running mate, but rather the NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. "Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is in a contest with John Mahama. They are the two people who are going to be on the ballot paper, and these are people we have seen before. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia's competition, his contest is the former president," he added.

The announcement is expected to put to rest the speculations and rumors surrounding Dr. Bawumia's running mate, and will likely have a significant impact on the upcoming elections.