A new survey conducted by Global Info Analytics, a polling
company in Ghana, has revealed that 71% of citizens are of the view that, Ghana
is headed in the wrong direction.
The poll also revealed that 60% of New Patriotic Party
(NPP) affiliates disapprove of the path the country is headed while 81% of
affiliates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) also say the party is on
the wrong path.
On the question of whether the NPP can “break the eight”,
24% of voters believe the party can “break-the-eight” whilst 59% said they
can’t and 17% had no opinion.
The poll shows the president’s job approval rating has
made a significant recovery from 26% in October, leaping to 32% in January
2023, whilst his disapproval declined sharply from 69% in October to 59% in
January 2023.
The vice president enjoys 32% approval and 58%
disapproval. In the case of Alan Kyerematen, 35% of voters approved of his
performance as Trade and Industry minister whilst 45% disapprove of his
performance.
The poll used a sample size of 5,844. The sample size was
allocated to all the regions based on the total number of voters in each of the
regions as per the Electoral Commission’s 2020 register.
A random selection of 30% of constituencies from each
region was then selected and allocated the regional quota based on the total
voters in each of those constituencies.
Respondents were selected randomly in the streets, homes
and workplaces.
In the race to lead the NPP for the 2024 elections, Vice
President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Mr Kyerematen are tied with no clear
favourite.
The poll conducted between 31st December 2022 and 15th
January 2023, shows the race to lead the NPP is a dead heat among NPP voters as
Dr Bawumia has lost the slender lead he enjoyed in October 2022 over Mr
Kyeremanten.
The poll now shows Dr Bawumia and Mr Kyerematen are level
at 40% apiece among NPP voters.
However, among general voters, Mr Kyerematen’s lead over
Dr Bawumia has been cut from 41% to 32% compared to 44% to 31% in October 2022.
New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene
Agyapong, is in third place with 14% of the votes.
The NPP is yet to set a date for its presidential
primaries to elect a flagbearer for the 2024 elections.
Mr Kyerematen who resigned from his post is likely to
face off with the former Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie
Akoto and former Railways Minister Joe Ghartey who has also declared his
intention to contest for the slot.
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