A recent poll by Global InfoAnalytics suggests that the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is leading ahead of the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
According to the poll, John Mahama secured 54.3 percent, while Dr. Bawumia garnered 34.6 percent.
The leader of the Movement for Change, Alan Kyerematen, obtained 7.5 percent, whereas Nana Kwame Bediako of the New Force polled 2.3 percent.
“In the Ashanti region, 86% of NPP voters intend to vote for DMB, AKK, 7%, 4% for JDM and 1% NKB. For NDC voters, 98% for JDM, 1% for DMB, 1% for NKB. Among floating voters, 38% for DMB, 20% for JDM, 22% for AKK and 4% NKB. However, among those who did not disclose their party affiliations, 28% for DMB, 21% JDM, 14% AKK and 2% for NKB,” Global InfoAnalytics wrote on the X platform .
However, in response to the poll findings, the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagbah, has expressed reservations about the methodology employed.
“The value that we place on the outcome of this survey cannot be inclusive to the people of this country because the instrument itself can create problems due to people’s understanding of the questions asked.
“So therefore the answers they are giving, as to whether or not they are answering the question about the country moving in the right direction (which is relative when you translate into another language) is the issue.
“For me, the premium we should put on this should not be too high”.
In the Ashanti region, 86% of NPP voters intend to vote for DMB, AKK, 7%, 4% for JDM and 1% NKB. For NDC voters, 98% for JDM, 1% for DMB, 1% for NKB.
— Global InfoAnalytics (@GInfoanalytics) April 8, 2024
Among floating voters, 38% for DMB, 20% for JDM, 22% for AKK and 4% NKB. However, among those who did not disclose their party… pic.twitter.com/WRK7iHl9Jm
Similarly, the founder of the All People’s Congress (APC), Dr. Hassan Ayariga, has cautioned against drawing premature conclusions about the election outcome based on a single poll.
He emphasized that significant shifts could occur between now and December 7, the election day, when Ghanaians cast their votes for both the president and Members of Parliament.
This year’s elections will be based on personalities of the candidates involved and not the state of the economy. As a result any poll is a waste of time and money.