{"id":175499,"date":"2024-04-26T07:54:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/26\/npp-holds-slim-lead-in-ejisu-by-election-race\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T07:54:18","slug":"npp-holds-slim-lead-in-ejisu-by-election-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/26\/npp-holds-slim-lead-in-ejisu-by-election-race\/","title":{"rendered":"NPP holds slim lead in Ejisu by-election race"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is likely to retain the Ejisu seat but will struggle to win convincingly, according to the latest polls from Global InfoAnalytics.<\/p>\n

The by-election is being held following the unfortunate passing of the Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Ampontuah Kumah.<\/p>\n

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), the opposition party, has decided not to participate in the race.<\/p>\n

The NPP\u2019s candidate, Kwabena Boateng, who is the second Vice Chairman for the Ejisu Constituency, is competing against the former MP for the area, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi.<\/p>\n

In an interview on Citiuation Room<\/strong><\/em> on Citi TV, Musah Dankwah, the Executive Director and the Head of Polls for Global InfoAnalytics, mentioned that the former MP, who has garnered the support of the NDC, poses a threat to the NPP\u2019s candidate.<\/p>\n

He further stated that the NPP\u2019s candidate received 50.6% of the votes, while Mr Owusu Aduomi received 47.5%, making the race \u201ctoo close to call\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe polls are shocking, indeed very shocking, currently, the NPP is leading by a whisker, less than a margin of error, 50.6% lead in the poll. They are not losing the seat but leading by a margin of error. The lead is not comfortable.<\/p>\n

\u201cKwabena Owusu Aduomi 47.5%. This race is too close to call. What we have seen is that the NPP again is divided, about 64% of NPP voters are voting for their own.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 34% are voting for Aduomi. Aduomi is getting 66% of the support from floating voters and he\u2019s getting 92% of NDC support, and 95% of other party supporters. The only advantage the NPP has is that they are leading amongst their own, other than that Aduomi is leading across the board.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been different if Aduomi hadn\u2019t contested, he\u2019s a threat. NDC guys are rallying behind Aduomi and that is proving very deadly.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New Patriotic Party on Saturday, April 13 conducted the parliamentary primary, with Kwabena Boateng, emerging victorious as the party\u2019s parliamentary candidate for Ejisu ahead of the upcoming December elections.<\/p>\n

The Electoral Commission has scheduled April 30, for the by-election.<\/p>\n

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