John Dumelo Beats Maa Lydia In Ayawaso West Wuogon Online Poll, Peeps React

• Actor-turned-politician John Dumelo won by a landslide in the online poll testing his popularity against the current MP, Maa Lydia
• The actor garnered 64.2 per cent, while the current MP garnered 35.8 per cent after 4,500 people cast their votes
• Many people in the comment section explained why Mr Dumelo lost the 2020 election by a slim margin

Actor-turned-politician John Dumelo has won the online polls testing his popularity versus current Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency MP, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, aka Maa Lydia.

John Dumelo wins online poll

An X user known as Kafui created a poll on X to determine who would win the December 7, 2024, election between the two political titans.

In the online poll, 4,500 people had voted, with the seasoned actor garnering 64.2 per cent while the current MP garnered 35.8 per cent.

With Mr Dumelo winning the poll, many social media users have speculated on potential reasons for his loss in 2020.

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The online election votes

Reactions to the online poll results

Based on the results of the online poll, many people in the comment section speculated on why Mr Dumelo lost the election to Maa Lydia in 2020.

While fielding various theories, some users argued that due to the global pandemic, COVID-19, many University of Professional Studies (UPSA) and the University of Ghana students were home, rendering them unable to cast their votes. This, they argued, worked against Dumelo.

Others also grabbed the opportunity to talk up his chances in the upcoming election highlighting the initiatives he had embarked on and how he had implemented several projects in the constituency recently.

Below are some of the opinions Ghanaians shared regarding the online poll:

@Citizen_Lyttle said:

"The entire election… this where I’m much interested 😹"

@MrDwein said:

"I think John Dumelo is gon win this time💯."

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@abynahstrissel said:

"I think this time my man go win oo."

@_lazyProgrammer said:

"Reason JD lost in 2020 by that slim margin was because the UG students were home because of covid. I think this time he will floor her."

@ProsperByk said:

"Last 4 years is because the UPSA and Legon students were on vacation that’s why the lady won.. This time around we they inside."

Efia Odo trashes online poll's results

YEN.com.gh reported that socialite and actress Efia Odo weighed in on the election poll organised by media house GHOne TV on X.

Ghanaians were given a 24-hour window to vote for either former President John Mahama or Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

After the voting, Mahama recorded a landslide victory over Bawumia. This elicited diverse reactions from social media users.

Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh