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Ghana’s main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama looks set to win December’s presidential election, an opinion poll showed on Monday, placing him way ahead of his main challenger, ruling party candidate Muhamudu Bawumia.
Ghana’s main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama looks set to win December’s presidential election, an opinion poll showed on Monday, placing him way ahead of his main challenger, ruling party candidate Muhamudu Bawumia.
Global InfoAnalytics, an Accra-based research group, released poll results on Monday that saw Mahama winning 52%, followed by 41.3% for Bawumia. The poll has a 1.9% error margin. It found that voters were mainly concerned about the economy, jobs, education and infrastructure. The survey reveals that voters were mainly concerned about the economy, jobs, education and infrastructure.
Former president Mahama, 65, and current Vice President Bawumia, 60, are the two main contenders for the Dec. 7 election to replace President Nana Akufo-Addo, who is stepping down in January after two terms as head of the gold – and cocoa-producing nation. Eleven other candidates are also running. Mahama invested heavily in infrastructure during his 2012-17 presidency, when he faced criticism for power shortages and economic instability. His government was also embroiled in corruption allegations, although Mahama was never directly accused.
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