Mussa Dankwah Challenges Dr Bawumia On NPP's Heavy Loss, Says Things Could've Been Worse

• Global InfoAnalytics CEO Mussa Dankwah has shared more insights about the New Patriotic Party's defeat in the 2024 polls
• The party's top executives argued that many of their supporters failed to vote, leading to a shortage of over two million votes
• However, the pollster has addressed the claims from the NPP, establishing how the loss could have been worse for the ruling party

Ghana's 2024 elections ended with the National Democratic Congress's John Dramani Mahama becoming the country's president-elect.

He secured an unprecedented win over Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, bringing several issues within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to the fore.

While Mahama polled 6,328,397 votes, representing 56.55% of the valid votes cast, the NPP flagbearer garnered only 4,657,304 votes (41.61%).

Also, over 160 parliamentary seats have fallen to the NDC, including key constituencies traditionally held by the ruling NPP, weakening the latter's parliamentary strength in the next administration.

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In a recent interview, Mussa Dankwah, executive director of Global InfoAnalytics, who predicted the elections, weighed in on NPP's defeat. He said,

"If the floating voters voted, NPP's loss would have been worse."

According to Mussa Dankwah, floating voters showed apathy, unlike NPP members who actively participated in the election.

Reactions to Dankwah blasting NPP and Bawumia

YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from fans in reaction to Mussa Dankwah's about the NPP's issues in the just-ended elections.

@King_solo03_gh said:

"Most of the 40% of those that didn't vote are not in the country. They all gone to seek greener pastures somewhere. We really went through a lot under Nana Addo's led government."

@prosper_delle remarked:

"That's a fact. Most didn't go out to vote because 1. They were scared npp will rig the election and ndc won't be able to guard their votes. 2.Some didn't want to go out to vote."

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@jffappiah added:

"For all the statistical breakdowns he has done he’s been💯 on point and reasons given been 💯. But then i strongly disagree on this particular point. Floating voters are mostly “objective “ in how they vote. They vote personally based on the performance of the government."

Dr Bawumia kicks against NDC election win

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the NPP flagbearer had addressed a group of supporters who visited him at home after he conceded to John Mahama.

Dr Bawumia stated that he had analysed the results and realised that the NDC did not win the elections, arguing that the ruling party had given away the win.

The Vice President further urged the party's supporters to learn from the lessons of the next elections to ensure the NPP would reclaim power in four years.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh