A member of the Communications Team of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP), Mr. Solomon Owusu has described as fake and unreliable a recent survey projecting Vice-President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to lead the NPP.
The survey by Outcomes International Ghana and the Centre for Sustainable African Development Initiatives (C-SADI) UK, says the most popular candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer position in all the 16 regions of Ghana, is the Vice-President, Hon Alan Kyerematen and Hon Kennedy Acheampong as his closest contenders.
But Mr. Owusu downplayed is as not being factual and with no bearing to the reality on the ground.
Speaking to Kasapafmonline.com, Monday morning, Mr. Owusu pointed to a survey by the internationally acclaimed research organization, Global InfoAnalytics in October 2022 which showed that the former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, is the likeliest candidate to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after the party’s upcoming flagbearership contest.
In that report, NPP supporters deemed Alan as a more viable candidate than Vice President Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia.
According to the report, Alhaji Bawumia’s decline in ratings during the survey ‘coincides with the country’s worsening economic situation’.
The study also showed that Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, is another force to reckon with in the NPP’s flagbearership contest.
“A new opinion poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics for October 2022 shows the Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen (AKK) continues to expand his lead over his closest rival Dr Mahamudu Bawumia (DMB) in the race to lead the NPP as the country’s economic crisis deepens.
The poll shows AKK is the preferred candidate of general voters to lead the NPP in 2024. AKK now leads DMB, 44% to 31%. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP (KOA) came third with 14% of the votes”, a summary of the report stated.
This revelation comes at a time when the Vice President is reportedly lacing his boots to lead the NPP in the party’s quest to ‘break the eight’.
