Bawumia leads with 75.9% of votes in Ashanti Region – Prof. Smart Sarpong

Professor Smart Sarpong, the Director of Research and Innovation at Kumasi Technical University, has indicated that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, is leading with 75% of the votes in the Ashanti Region.

This figure falls short of the party’s goal to achieve 85% support in its traditional stronghold.

In an interview on Channel One TV, Professor Sarpong also noted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, is polling at 22.1% in the same region.

According to him, Mahama is in the lead with 52.3% in the Greater Accra region while Bawumia followed with 40.5%.

“Ashanti Region, Dr Bawumia 75.9%, former president Mahama 22.1%. Greater Accra, former president Mahama is in the lead with 52.3%, followed by Vice President Dr Bawumia with 40.5%. Nana Kwame Bediako [The New Force] 4.4%. Chief Alan [Alan Kyerematen, Movement for Change presidential candidate] 1.3%, the remaining 1.5%.”

Prof Sarpong, in a recent poll, disclosed that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia led with 49.1%, while John Dramani Mahama trailed at 45.8%.

The poll, conducted as of November 16, 2024, just four weeks before the general elections, also showed Independent Candidate Nana Kwame Bediako polling 2.2% and Alan Kyerematen of the Movement for Change securing 1.2%. Other candidates collectively garnered 1.7% of the votes.

In a press release issued on November 21, Prof. Sarpong stated, “It is clear from this report that elections 2024 can be won at the first round by ONLY one of the two leading political parties, with the NPP having a higher chance of clinching a first-round victory.”

Source: citinewsroom