Alexander Acquah, the member of parliament for Akim Oda, has made a bold claim following the New Patriotic Party electing their new flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.
The Akim Oda MP claimed that Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will beat President John Mahama if he runs for office again for a third term.
Alexander Acquah is quoted by a Kasapa FM news card, which stated, “If President Mahama runs in the 2028 election, he’ll lose to Bawumia”.
However, President John Dramani Mahama made a bold declaration that he will not be a candidate in Ghana’s next elections.
According to John Mahama, stepping aside in 2028 would give him the moral authority to hold the line when it comes to Ghana’s fiscal discipline in an election year.
Mahama, during a bilateral discussion with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, criticised the practice of incumbent governments by-passing fiscal safeguards to curry favour with voters, a cycle he will end.
“I will not be a candidate in the next elections, and therefore I can hold the line when it comes to fiscal discipline,” he said.
John Mahama’s declaration was meant to put an end to the growing speculation, but the talks have still persisted.
Meanwhile, Mussa Dankwah, the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, has debunked the MP’s claims.
Mussa Dankwah reaffirmed his earlier polls in December 2025, which projected Dr Mahamudu Bawumia losing to any NDC Candidate in the 2028 elections.
The Pollster has been quoted by GHOne News card to have said, “We conducted a December poll ahead of 2028, Dr Bawumia lost against Ato Forson, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, Julius Debrah and Haruna Iddrisu.
Appearing on Joy News, Evans Mensah quizzed Mussa Dankwah, who has been quoted as saying, Dr Bawumia will lose to any NDC Candidate in 2028.
Mussa Dankwah, responding to the question, stated, “There were polling data for December, I did not open my mouth to say it directly, but the numbers were there we did a match head to head, and those were the outcome of the head to head so whether I quoted, anybody can pick that report and say this what the people are saying.
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who was also on the show, interjected, saying, “I have a question, Akwatia, your first poll, what did you say in the by-election.
Mussa Dankwah stated, “NPP was leading”
Oppong Nkrumah then added, and then the final one?
Mussa responded, “NDC took over”.
According to Oppong Nkrumah, there is a long journey before 2028, and anything can happen.
Oppong Nkrumah added, “We take it as feedback. In fact, if you pay attention to his polls, they give you guidance on what to try to ace. If you just go beyond the headline numbers, you can see what people are responding to and what people are not, and if you are a good strategist, you will then know what to try and ace for the game ahead of you.
See the post below:
If Pres. Mahama runs in the 2028 election, he'll lose to Bawumia… – Alexander Acquah (MP, Akim Oda)#GHOneNews #EIBNetwork #NewsAlert #GHOneTV #KasapaFM pic.twitter.com/Quy0BKhUP0
— Serwaa Amihere, Esq (@Serwaa_Amihere) February 2, 2026