The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is on track to conclude the process of selecting a running mate for its flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, with a pivotal meeting slated for today, Wednesday, December 6.

The move aligns with the party's constitutional mandate of choosing a running mate 12 months before a major election if the President is not the candidate. 

With twelve months remaining until Ghana's next general elections on December 6, the party is obligated to announce a running mate today, unless the National Council intervenes, suspending the constitutional provision and providing alternative directives.

In today's crucial meeting, the National Executive Committee (NEC) and the National Council (NC) will deliberate on potential candidates for this esteemed position. 

The vice president is anticipated to propose a running mate, and the candidate's acceptability to the electorate will be a key consideration.

Notable figures such as Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh (Energy Minister), Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum (Education Minister), and Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu (Majority Leader), are rumoured as potential candidates for the slot.

Other names such as John Ampontuah Kumah, Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu in Ashanti, and Rev John Ntim Fordjour, Deputy Minister of Education, have also come up.

There is also speculation surrounding Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Osei-Opare.