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| Former President, John Dramani Mahama. |
As the 2024 General Election in Ghana approaches, a
recent poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics has revealed that John Mahama,
the flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), maintains a
significant lead with 53% of the votes.
In contrast, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the governing New
Patriotic Party's (NPP) candidate, trails behind with 31.6%, failing to surpass
the 40% mark in recent polls.
Meanwhile, other contenders, such as Nana Kwame
Bediako, also known as Cheddar, and Alan Kyerematen, a former Minister for
Trade and leader of the Great Alliance, have garnered minimal support, with
2.3% and 1.1% of the votes, respectively.
Notably, a substantial 11.2% of voters remain
undecided, indicating a significant portion of the electorate has yet to make
up their minds. This sizable undecided vote could potentially sway the outcome
of the election, making the remaining weeks leading up to the polls crucial for
the candidates to win over these undecided voters and secure their support.
“Nearly 90 days before Ghanaians go to the poll, a new
Global InfoAnalytics poll conducted over the phone in all 16 regions shows that
73% of voters believe Ghana is headed in the wrong direction while 20% say it
is headed in the right direction, 7% did not have an opinion.
“The poll also finds 63% of voters disapprove of the
performance of the president while 30% approve and 7% did not have an opinion.
However, in the case of the governing party, 6% rated their performance as
excellent, 28% as very good/good, 53% rated the government as very poor/poor,
and 13% rate their performance as average” survey explained.
It continued: “On voters’ standard of living compared
to a year ago, 20% say it has improved, 55% say it has gotten worse, 19% say it
has not changed and 7% did not have an opinion. On corruption, 60% of voters
say it has gotten worse, 17% say it has improved, 16% say it has not changed
and 7% did not have an opinion.
“70% of voters have confidence in the security
services to manage security during the election while 22% did not have
confidence and 8% did not have an opinion. 58% of voters have confidence in the
Electoral process.
“The poll also
shows that 77% of voters have some level of concern about electoral violence.
Only 23% said they are not concerned at all about violence in the upcoming
elections.
“When voters were asked what would have a greater
influence on their voting decision, the past performance of the parties ranked
highest with 54%, followed by the current economic condition, 53%, the
credibility of the candidates, 39%, manifestoes, 20% and other reasons, 18%”,
portions of the poll stated.
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Source: HR Forum News
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