KUMASI, Shawwal 12, 1433, Aug 30, 2012, SPA -- Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party nominated interim president John Dramani Mahama on Thursday as its candidate in a presidential election to be held in December, Reuters reported. Mahama, who replaced the late president John Atta Mills when he died last month, was the party's intended candidate but was confirmed by a vote of the party congress in the town of Kumasi. -- SPA 20:13 LOCAL TIME 17:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1025745