Founder and chairman of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has suggested that the recent presidential polls conducted by Global InfoAnalytics for the 2024 election might dishearten supporters of minor political parties.
He contends that backers of minor political parties, who fared poorly in the polls, may feel discouraged, while those of the successful parties could be motivated.
According to the latest Global InfoAnalytics presidential polls released on Monday, April 8, 2024, former President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is tipped as the potential winner with 54.3%, followed by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) with 34.9%.
Meanwhile, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen of the Movement for Change (M4C) garnered 7.5%, and Nana Kwame Bediako of the New Force Movement (NFM) received 2.3%, with “others” accumulating 1%.
“In a twist at the regional level, Mr Mahama now leads in the North East Region with 58 per cent; Dr Bawumia, 26 per cent and Mr Kyerematen, 11 per cent,” it said.
However, Hassan Ayariga expressed concern during a TV3’s NewDay program on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, stating that the sample size and collection method of the polls were biased against most minor political parties.
“It is an issue of mindset,” he said.
He argued that the poll favored only the two dominant parties, NDC and NPP, and suggested that conducting the poll after all minor parties had selected their flag bearers and commenced campaigning activities would have been more appropriate.