{"id":1105700,"date":"2022-05-31T18:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/31\/youre-a-baby-or-have-short-memory-if-you-doubt-my-election-predictions-ben-ephson-tells-critics-politics\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T18:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:06:54","slug":"youre-a-baby-or-have-short-memory-if-you-doubt-my-election-predictions-ben-ephson-tells-critics-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/31\/youre-a-baby-or-have-short-memory-if-you-doubt-my-election-predictions-ben-ephson-tells-critics-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re a &#8216;Baby&#8217; or Have &#8216;Short Memory&#8217; If You Doubt My\u00a0Election Predictions &#8211; Ben Ephson Tells Critics | Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pollster,\u00a0Ben Ephson says anyone who doubts his election prediction is either a \u201cbaby\u201d in politics or with a \u201cshort memory\u201d.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The Managing Editor of the Dispatch Newspaper is under pressure after getting his prediction wrong on the just ended Ashanti regional NPP elections. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Ben Ephson had predicted that Chairman Wontumi will lose the regional elections \u2013 however, Wontumi beat his closest contender, Chairman Odeneho Kwaku Appiah, also known as COKA by over 100 votes to win\u00a0a reelection as Chairman of the Ashanti Region.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>After the election, many have tagged Ben Ephson as a &#8216;lair&#8217; for wrongly predicting another election in Ghana.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>But he has defended his \u2018false\u2019 prediction with claims that, \u201cChairman Wontumi won the elections with money.\u201d <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>According to him, if delegates were not bought, his prediction would have been accurate.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>He, however, said those doubting his political forecasts have \u201cshort memories\u201d \u2013 or \u201cbabies\u201d who have little idea in politics.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>\u201cI need to remind them of my records,\u201d<\/em> he said in an interview with <strong>NEAT FM<\/strong>\u2019s morning show, &#8216;Ghana Montie&#8217;.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong\/><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/398942610_685056.jpg\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1021\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His false prediction <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"peace_black_text_4\">Source: King Edward Ambrose Washman Addo\/peacefmonline.com\/ghana<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"clear:both\">\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"peace_red_text_1\">Disclaimer<\/span>: <span class=\"peace_ash_text_1\">Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. 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