Ashanti Only Region Unhappy With Mahama Government So Far According to Global InfoAnalytics Survey
- A survey by Global InfoAnalytics indicates that the Mahama administration has a strong approval rating
- Over 60% of voters now say the country is headed in the right direction as opposed to 26% who said it is headed in the wrong direction
- The survey also indicated over 65% of voters are also happy with the work President John Mahama is doing so far
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Every region is so far happy with governance under the Mahama administration, except the Ashanti Region.
The first national tracking poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics following the 2024 general elections showed a dramatic shift in the outlook for the country.
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Now, 62% of voters now say the country is headed in the right direction, compared to 26% who said it is headed in the wrong direction while 12% have no opinion.
In the last tracking poll carried in October 2024, only 32% of voters said Ghana was headed in the right direction while 65% said it was headed in the wrong direction.
On the job approval of President John Mahama, 66% of voters approved of the way he is governing while 23% disapproved of his performance and 11% did not have an opinion.
All party affiliations except the New Patriotic Party approve the performance of the president.
Every region approves the president’s performance except the Ashanti Region.
On the government's overall performance, 21% rated it as excellent, 55% rated it very good or good, 9% rated it as average, and 15% rated it as poor or very poor.
Sixty-six percent of voters are also optimistic that their standard of living will improve in the next 12 months while 20% say, they are not optimistic it will improve while 14% did not have an opinion.
In comments to YEN.com.gh, the lead researcher at Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwa, noted that it would be a safe assumption to attribute the lack of approval in the Ashanti Region to it being an opposition stronghold,
Assessing NPP election defeat
The poll also revealed that 68% of respondents hold former President Nana Akufo-Addo responsible for the New Patriotic Party’s defeat in the 2024 general elections.
Under Akufo-Addo's second term, the country's debt defaults, a weakening currency, high inflation and an eventual $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund became a major sticking point and a hot political potato.
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People notably suffered on the investments they thought were safe because of the domestic debt exchange.
The haircuts notably prompted protests from pensioners, including former chief justice Sophia Akuffo.
The findings also showed that 40% of respondents blame former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, while 37% attribute the defeat to Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, who served as Vice President and was the NPP’s presidential candidate in 2024.
Additionally, 33% blame Dr Matthew Opoku-Prempeh, while 32% hold other government appointees responsible. Members of Parliament were also not exempt, with 25% of voters assigning them some level of responsibility.
Mahama's vow to rescue Ghana
During his victory acceptance speech after the election, YEN.com.gh reported that Mahama urged Ghanaians to prepare for a difficult recovery.
The President-elect stressed that the task ahead to restore the economy was daunting and needed a collective effort of Ghanaians.
According to Mahama, who served as President before, Ghana was currently in an abyss created by Akufo-Addo's governance.
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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Head of Current Affairs and Politics Desk) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.
Samuel Gitonga (Copy editor) Samuel Gitonga is a Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh. He holds a Bachelor of Broadcast Journalism Degree from the Multimedia University of Kenya. He has over 7 years’ experience in the digital journalism industry. He started out his career at the Kenya News Agency and proceeded to work for several reputable media outlets in Nairobi.
