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Politics of Friday, November 27, 2020
Source: 3 News
2020-11-27
NPP Director of Research and Elections, Evans Nimako
The Director of Research and Elections of the New Patriotic Party (PNP), Mr. Evans Nimako, has said that the ruling party will not be complacent in the face of the December 7 elections following the poll published by the Department of Political Science of the University Ghana that puts NPP ahead of the Democratic National Congress (NDC).
He told TV3’s Martin Asiedu-Darteh in an interview on News @ 10 on Thursday, November 26, that the party is working harder on the ground to secure a resounding victory.
“The NPP is not settling for the ballot boxes that arrive at this time,” he said, adding that “the work of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and all the leadership of the NPP is what will give the party the victory. “
The poll conducted by the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana prior to the December 7 elections revealed that 51.7 percent of Ghanaians would vote for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo if the elections were held today.
The poll also noted that about 40.4 percent will vote for the opposition leader, John Dramani Mahama.
Another 1.4 percent of voters, according to the poll, will vote for Reverend Christian Andrews of the Ghana Trade Union Movement, also known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom.
The survey, which included nearly 12,000 registered voters in 100 changing constituencies in Ghana’s 16 regions, also revealed that corruption is not a key determinant for voters in the December 7 elections.
Presenting the results of the poll, a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, Kaakyire Frempong, said that many of the voters argue that campaign messages will form the basis of their vote.
He noted that 51 percent of voters believe that incumbent New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs will retain their seats in Parliament while 35 percent of seats are up for grabs.
About 13 percent of voters say MPs are likely to change, he said.
“It can be argued that this election is contested solely on political issues. In this election, the economic problems have been framed in tangible and implementable policies. For the Ghanaian voter, his choice is for the candidate who has the ability to carry out transformative policies. So it came as no surprise when 62.2 percent of voters said the Free Senior High School program offers hope for their future aspirations.
“It is interesting from the respondents of the voters captured in Table 5 that the bank restructuring exercise that was greeted with cynicism and lamentation by affected customers and business owners would have no effect on voters’ choices at the polls (0 , 7%). Voters have confirmed the policy-driven voting paradigm in contemporary elections.
“The majority of Ghanaian voters said they believe in the policies and programs that the current government is implementing (61.7%). Only a minority of 26.8% expressed a lack of faith in the incumbent’s policies and 11.5% refused to give an answer, ”he said.
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