By Mussa Dankwah, Executive Director and Head of Polls for Global InfoAnalytics, disclosed that the selection of Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang as the running mate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer has notably stabilized John Mahama’s polling numbers, particularly in the Northern and Volta regions.
In an interview with Selorm Adonoo on The Big Issue on Saturday, April 27, 2024, Dankwah highlighted that Prof. Opoku-Agyemang’s inclusion in the campaign has instilled a sense of stability in John Mahama’s polling figures, a factor that could have been impacted differently if the NDC had chosen a different running mate.
He suggested that introducing a new element into the race could have potentially disrupted the NDC’s campaign.
Mussa Dankwah stated “I think what she has brought to John Mahama’s campaign is stability in his polling numbers. If you look at John Mahama’s numbers on the polls, in the Northern Region and Volta region, he’s quite stable.”
“He hasn’t changed compared to the previous years. So what we’ve seen is that there’s stability in his polling numbers because of that. If he had changed the running mate, he would have introduced a new dynamic in the race that could have probably destabilised NDC.”
Meanwhile, he noted that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), holds a stronger position in the Central Region compared to the NDC.
