Leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has been tipped to win the 2024 general elections with some 53% in a recent survey conducted by Global InfoAnalytics.
The poll released on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, saw the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with 31.6%.
Conducted over the phone in all 16 regions, the poll reveals that 73% of voters believe Ghana is headed in the wrong direction while 20% say it is headed in the right direction, and 7% did not have an opinion.
“The poll also finds 63% of voters against 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% rated their performance as average” the survey explained.
It added that, “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% do not have an opinion.
Despite the majority of voters going for the NDC and NPP, Nana Kwame Bediako popularly known as Cheddar according to the poll managed some 2.3% while former Minister for Trade who is now the leader for the Great Alliance, Alan Kyerematen managed 1.1%.
On the other hand, a huge 11.2% of voters remain undecided ahead of the election.
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