NPP Dismisses NDC’s Predicted Akwatia By-Election Lead as ‘Uncertain’
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed a new Global Info Analytics poll projecting a win for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming Akwatia by-election, stressing that while the party is not “sacrosanct,” it remains confident of victory.
The by-election, slated for Tuesday, September 2, 2025, was triggered by the death of Ernest Kumi, the NPP Member of Parliament for Akwatia. The contest has since shaped up into a high-stakes race between the NPP’s Solomon K. Asumadu and the NDC’s Bernard Bediako.
The poll, conducted between August 27 and 28, places Bediako in the lead with 53% of voter support, ahead of Asumadu’s 47%. It sampled 2,050 registered voters across the constituency, positioning the NDC candidate as frontrunner just days before the by-election.
Responding to the findings, NPP Deputy General Secretary, Haruna Mohammed described the projections as speculative.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News on Friday, August 29, he argued that political polls, while useful, are not definitive indicators of electoral outcomes.
“The keyword here is predict. And the summary of any prediction is based on if. What if the if doesn’t if?” he said, adding that the NPP is confident of surpassing the 52% margin earned by the late Ernest Kumi in the 2020 elections.
“We are not sacrosanct, and we’re not saying research should not be done. But the reality on the ground will be different. We will prove them wrong this time because the NPP is winning this seat hands down,” he insisted.
Meanwhile, both the NDC and NPP have ramped up campaigns in Akwatia, a constituency long regarded as one of Ghana’s fiercest political battlegrounds.
