Ato Forson Takes Early Lead In NDC 2028 Leadership Race In Ashanti & Eastern Regions–Global Info

According to a report by Ghanaian Citizen TV on Monday, November 9, 2026, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson is ahead of NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah in a survey of preferred candidates to lead the party into Ghana’s 2028 general elections.

Figures attributed to Global InfoAnalytics give Dr Ato Forson 47 per cent support among respondents in the Ashanti and Eastern Regions. Asiedu Nketiah, popularly known as General Mosquito, follows with 28 per cent. The reported gap stands at 19 percentage points, giving the finance minister a lead in the regional findings.

The result places two senior figures from the governing National Democratic Congress at the centre of attention as discussion about the party’s next presidential candidate develops. Dr Ato Forson holds a government portfolio and is involved in national conversations about economic policy and public finances.

Asiedu Nketiah brings a different kind of experience to the potential contest. He currently serves as the NDC’s National Chairman and previously spent several years as the party’s General Secretary. Those roles have made him a prominent participant in its organisation and political affairs.

The regional context also gives the figures political interest. Ashanti and Eastern have traditionally been important electoral strongholds for the opposition New Patriotic Party. The survey therefore offers a view of how respondents in areas associated with the NPP assess leadership choices within the NDC.

However, the percentages should be read as a measure of opinion among those surveyed, not as a decision by the party or a forecast of the 2028 election. A respondent’s preferred NDC flagbearer does not necessarily indicate how that person would vote in a general election.

The findings may contribute to internal conversations as NDC members and supporters consider who could represent the party. Yet the reported figures alone cannot establish the strength of either politician across Ghana as a whole.

No details about the survey’s sample size, fieldwork period or methodology were included in the supplied report. Those details would be needed to assess how representative the regional results are and how they compare with opinion elsewhere in the country.

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