2020 Election: University Of Ghana Survey Predicts One Touch Victory For NPP
Research conducted by the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana has indicated that the New Patriotic Party NPP is likely to win the upcoming presidential election in December.
The research spanned 100 constituencies purposively selected across all 16 regions with 11,949 respondents out of a targeted 12,000 in a random sampling manner
According to the survey, 51.7% of respondents said they will vote for the incumbent president Akuffo Addo while 40.4% opted for the flag bearer of the National Democratic (NDC) John Mahama
The survey which was carried out between November 12 and 22 this year was presented by Kaakyire Duku Frempong, a lead researcher on the project
Speaking to the press, the Senior Lecturer of the political science department of university of Ghana, Mr. Alexander Kaakyire Frimpong explained that 80.9% of respondents also believe the NPP lead government has delivered its promises made during the 2016 election campaign
However, he added that the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) came third in the hierarchy of the respondents’ decision with regards to their preferred party with 1.3%