{"id":466197,"date":"2018-02-21T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T08:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/21\/i-was-never-interested-in-being-akufo-addos-running-mate-prof-aryeetey\/"},"modified":"2018-02-21T08:52:12","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T08:52:12","slug":"i-was-never-interested-in-being-akufo-addos-running-mate-prof-aryeetey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/21\/i-was-never-interested-in-being-akufo-addos-running-mate-prof-aryeetey\/","title":{"rendered":"I was never interested in being Akufo-Addo\u2019s running-mate \u2013 Prof. Aryeetey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 21 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/76297021.295.jpg\" alt=\"Profaryeetey\" title=\"Profaryeetey\" width=\"295\" height=\"168\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Prof. Ernest Aryeeteh is the Immediate past Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1519203132_587_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Immediate past Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey has shot down rumors that he was poached to be the running mate of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2012 Presidential elections.   <\/p>\n<p>After the 2008 electoral defeat and re-election of Candidate Nana Akufo-Addo as the New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) flagbearer, the party had a long debate deciding on possible presidential running-mate.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that in the build-up to 2012 presidential election when there was lobbying for a Ga native to partner Akufo-Addo, reports were rife that Prof Aryeeteh who was then VC of Ghana\u2019s premier university was named among the \u2018shortlisted\u2019 possible running-mates.  <\/p>\n<p>But speaking to Kwabena Kyenkyenhene Boateng on \u201821 minutes with KKB\u2019, the economist vehemently dismissed the rumours, adding that he neither expressed interest nor was approached for the job former deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Mahmud Bawumia now holds.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, he has never had the appetite to hold any political office.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not interested in politics but I\u2019m very interested in discussing political issues and have views about anything in this country. I\u2019m not interested in holding office and I have never discussed with anybody the possibility of holding office,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>On whether he has now considered being a running mate, the vibrant academic who has championed massive infrastructural development on the University of Ghana campus responded in the negative.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/O75tuvuz-GtVgZhNx.html\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a very happy man. I look back on the last 6 decades and I think I have come quite far with what God has given. I\u2019m happy with where I am. 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