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General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Aseidu Nketia, says the endorsement of Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur as the running mate to President John Mahama has totally revived the party. According to him, with the nomination and subsequent approval of the Vice-President by the NDC�s Council of Elders and National Executive Committee (NEC) to partner Mr Mahama in the upcoming polls, the NDC is now complete and the party is fully prepared for a vigorous campaign and ready to hit the ground running towards a �gargantuan victory� in December. �We are sure that our ticket is complete when it comes to the presidency and the NDC train is in full swing�.There are a few problems with the selection of our parliamentary candidates which we are working feverishly on and soon, that will also be over and done with�The massive crowd that gathered at the National Theatre to endorse and approve President Mahama�s nomination of Amissah Arthur is indicative of the fact that the NDC is very much poised to win the December elections and retain power,� he noted. Speaking in an interview on Okay FM�s Ade Akye Abia Morning show, General Mosquito as he is affectionately called, described Mr Amissah-Arthur as a winnable candidate and believed his endorsement has shaken all the other political parties to the core. �[Tuesday] was a happy day for the NDC, Amissah Arthur deserved the appointment because for the first time a vice presidential candidate was presented before the Council of Elders and NEC and he received a hundred percent approval. Nobody opposed his appointment and nobody had anything bad to say about him, which is an indication of his competence,� he said. He added that Mr. Amissah Arthur has an affable disposition and can hold the fort when the President is not available; pointing out that the party took into consideration a lot of factors including the person�s ability to take over the mantle of leadership in the event of any eventuality. ��we (NDC) considered ability to govern before appointing someone and not simply to win us votes�Amissah Arthur is hardworking, tolerant, reliable and the NDC trusts him since he is a first class political administrator so when the president travels, there will no problem,� General Mosquito said.