Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, says recent polling data from the Kpandai Constituency suggests that while voter sentiments largely favour the ruling National Democratic Congress, the parliamentary contest remains too close to call.
This comes ahead of the December 30 Kpandai parliamentary election rerun following the November 24 High Court ruling ordering a new election within 30 days of declaring the Kpandai seat vacant.
Former Kpandai Member of Parliament, Matthew Nyindam, has contested the ruling, asserting that the 2024 parliamentary election was conducted fairly and has vowed to participate in the rerun despite ongoing legal challenges.
The Electoral Commission received formal confirmation from the Clerk of Parliament on December 8, officially declaring the Kpandai seat vacant and setting the stage for the December 30 rerun.
Speaking on the findings of the poll on the Channel One Newsroom on Saturday, December 13, Mr. Dankwah noted that a majority of respondents believe the country is heading in the right direction, an indicator that generally works in favour of the incumbent government.
“The sentiments in Kpandai overall appear to favour the ruling NDC government in the sense that you have a majority of voters saying that the country is heading in the right direction,” he said.
According to the poll results, 66 percent of respondents said Ghana is moving in the right direction, while 26 percent believe the country is on the wrong path. Eight percent said they had no opinion.
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