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Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at CDD Ghana, Dr. Kojo P. Asante
A pre-election poll conducted by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) has revealed that the national central government enjoys a significant advantage over the opposition NDC in terms of public confidence in the ability to deliver on campaign promises.
The findings put the NPP at 15 percentage points over the NDC.
According to the report, the government’s assessment of Akufo-Addo and the nuclear power plant is broadly positive, giving them particularly high marks for handling the Covid-19 crises, electricity and education.
However, he also claims that the public is less impressed with the administration’s handling of inflation, the reduction of inequality and the control of corruption.
It is observed that the findings have generated a general disagreement among approximately half of the general public, who tend to wonder if the country is going in the right direction or not.
“Ghanaians are divided towards the country. While nearly half (47%) say the country is going in the “right direction,” the same proportion say the country is going in the “wrong direction,” the report read.
The survey also highlights that, although the PNP enjoys public trust, there are concerns about possible violence during elections, leading to the convocation of armed men to polling stations.
“There is great apprehension of violence on the part of party supporters and candidates. They remain concerned about the activities of party guards, which is underscored by the desire of 8 out of 10 respondents in our survey to have armed security personnel present at polling stations. “
CDD Ghana Research Director Dr. Kojo Asante cautioned that law enforcement agencies must handle the issue carefully to avoid an unexpected turn of events.
Methodology
All adult citizens had an equal chance of being selected for the 2020 pre-election poll.
A national representative sample of 2,400 adult citizens was randomly sampled and distributed among regions and urban-rural areas in proportion to their participation in the national adult population.
Face-to-face interviews were conducted in the respondent’s chosen language (standard English questionnaire translated into Twi, Ewe, Ga, Dagbani, and Dagaare).
The sample size of 2400 gives a margin of error of +/- 2 percentage points with a confidence level of 95%. Fieldwork (or data collection) for the 2020 pre-election survey was conducted from September 28 to October 16, 2020.
