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An
opinion
poll
carried
by
Global
InfoAnalytics
in
the
Ashanti
region,
a
stronghold
of
the
New
Patriotic
Party
(NPP)
following
the
official
nomination
of
Dr
Matthew
Opoku
Prempeh
as
the
running
mate
for
Dr
Mahamudu
Bawumia
suggests
that
the
nomination
of
Dr
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh,
has
so
far,
not
delivered
improved
polling
numbers
as
envisaged
by
the
party
in
the
critical
region
of
Ashanti.
Global
InfoAnalytics
said
on
the
critical
issue
of
whether
Dr
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh
could
increase
NPP’s
share
of
the
votes
in
the
Ashanti
region
compared
to
2020,
the
poll
shows
that
the
Akufo-Addo-Bawumia
ticket
still
outperforms
Bawumia-Opoku
Prempeh
as
84%
of
respondents
said
they
voted
for
Akufo-Addo-Bawumia
compared
to
15%
for
Mahama-Opoku
Agyemang
ticket.
Compared
to
current
voting
intention,
Bawumia-Opoku
Prempeh
obtained
73%,
whereas
Mahama-Opoku
Agyemang
on
11%.
The
Poll
however
notes
that
there
is
strong
support
in
the
region
for
the
decision
to
select
Opoku
Agyemang
to
partner
Dr
Bawumia.
If
NPP
gets
75%
of
votes
in
Ashanti
Region
we
have
won
the
elections
–
Akomea
“The
poll
shows
that
among
voters
in
the
region,
Dr
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh
has
the
highest
favourability
rating
when
compared
to
Dr
Osei
Adu-Twum,
Hon.
Kennedy
Agyapong,
and
Prof
Opoku
Onyinah.
Dr
Opoku
Prempeh
has
net
favourability
rating
of
+60%
(Favourable
minus
unfavourable).
Hon.
Kennedy
Agyapong
is
in
second
place
with
a
rating
of
+55%.
Dr
Adu-Twum
and
Prof
Opoku
Onyinah
are
tied
with
+43%.
“However,
in
the
Greater
Accra,
Dr
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh
appears
to
be
unpopular
when
compared
the
Hon.
Kennedy
Agyapong.
Dr
Prempeh
net
favourability
rating
in
the
region
is
-11%
while
that
of
Hon.
Agyapong
is
+3%.
The
poll
also
shows
that
75%
of
Ashanti
voters
approve
of
the
nomination,
22%
disapprove
and
3%
did
not
have
an
opinion.
Nearly
89%
of
NPP
voters
in
the
region
approve
of
the
nomination,
while
10%
disapprove
and
1%
did
not
have
an
opinion,”
it
said.
It
added
“When
Ashanti
voters
were
asked
if
the
nomination
is
likely
to
influence
them
to
vote
for
the
NPP
in
the
December
election,
62%
said
they
are
likely
to
be
influenced,
21%
are
unlikely
and
17%
were
neutral.
72%
of
NPP
voters
from
the
region
say
they
are
likely
to
be
influenced
by
the
nomination,
while
13%
said
they
are
unlikely
to
be
influenced
and
15%
are
neutral.
However,
in
the
Greater
Accra,
only
24%
said
they
will
be
influenced,
67%
said
if
they
are
unlikely
to
be
influenced
while
9%
are
neutral.
Only
49%
of
NPP
voters
said
they
are
likely
to
be
influenced
by
the
nomination,
while
42%
will
not
be
influenced
and
9%
are
neutral.
“On
the
question
of
whether
Dr
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh
is
the
best
candidate
to
help
the
NPP
break
the
Eight
(8),
only
60%
said
yes,
28%
said
no
and
12%
did
not
have
an
opinion.
“On
the
question
of
who
voters
from
the
regions
would
vote
for
if
the
2024
election
were
held
today
after
nomination,
in
the
Ashanti
region,
Dr
Mahamudu
Bawumia
(DMB),
73%,
John
Dramani
Mahama
(DMB),
15%,
Alan
Kwadwo
Kyeremanten
(AKK),
9%,
Nana
Kwame
Bediako
(NKB),
2%
and
others,
1%.
In
the
Ashanti
region,
DMB
backed
by
93%
of
NPP
voters,
1%
back
JDM,
6%
back
AKK
and
1%
back
NKB.
But
in
the
Greater
Accra,
JDM
leads
with
56%,
DMB,
40%
and
NKB,
4%.
11%
of
NPP
voters
in
the
Greater
Accra
back
JDM
while
85%
back
DMB,
1%
back
AKK
and
3%
back
NKB.
“However,
on
the
critical
issue
of
whether
Dr
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh
could
increase
NPP
share
of
the
vote
in
the
Ashanti
region
compared
to
2020,
the
poll
shows
that
NAADAA/DMB
ticket
still
outperforms
DMB/DMOP
as
84%
of
respondents
said
they
voted
for
NAADA/DMB
compared
to
15%
for
JDM/JNOA
ticket.
Compared
to
current
voting
intention,
DMB/DMOP
obtained
73%,
JDM/JNOA
on
11%.
This
suggests
that
the
nomination
of
Dr
Mathew
Opoku
Prempeh,
has
so
far,
not
delivered
improved
polling
numbers
as
envisaged
by
the
party
in
the
critical
region
of
Ashanti.”
Read
the
full
survey
here