The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has refuted claims that his polls are causing the instability within the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
According to Mussa Dankwah, the ruling NDC should rather be thanking him as his polls have rather sanitised the race by providing aspirants with a realistic assessment of their chances.
Mussa Dankwah cited the New Patriotic Party’s 2007 presidential primary as an example which had 17 candidates, highlighting that credible polling data helps potential candidates gauge both public and delegate sentiment.
Speaking on the matter in a video sighted on X, Mussa Dankwah explained, “I’ve had calls from people telling me all sorts of things. Look, let me tell you, if nothing at all, the NDC should be thanking me for helping sanitise the race coming,” he said.
“Let’s remember in 2007, there was no polling in this country and every aspirant, everybody who thought he had a chance, was contesting to run NPP.
“What happened? We had 17 candidates thinking that they could win. And up to today, the party is paying for that price.”
Mussa Dankwah added, “NDC must look beyond just the polls and understand that what we are doing is helping those who may have ambition but have no chance to reconsider their options and avoid overcrowding the race.”
“One thing, if nothing at all, they should give us credit for doing that because some people have come to us, some people who thought they had chances have come to us, and they’ve done private polling, and the poll has indicated that they are not viable and they have shelved their ambition.
“Thanks to us. They are happy they have not allowed themselves to be deceived by any media person saying you are on the ground.”
His comments come at a time when Reports coming in alleged that there is growing, intense friction among President John Dramani Mahama’s cabinet ministers, Ato Forson and Eric Opoku.
It has been alleged that Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ato Forson, has been withholding funds for the Agric Ministry in a bid to “thwart” Eric Opoku’s presidential bid to succeed President Mahama.
This alleged revelation was made by the Member of Parliament for Kwahu Afram Plains North Constituency, Betty Nana Efua Krosby Mensah.
According to Betty Nana Efua Krosby Mensah, the Agric Minister told her that since he took office as minister, he has not received any funds from the finance minister.
Betty Nana Efua Krosby Mensah revealed that Eric Opoku told her that he has been depending on his international friends to run the Agric Ministry.
Speaking to some members of the NDC during a dialogue with constituency women organisers in the Oti Region, Betty Krosby Mensah stated, “ I went to the Minister of Agriculture’s office; he was telling me that Betty, ‘do you know that since I became minister they have not released any funds to me’.
“I asked him how he was working; he said, ‘I am depending on my international friends’”.
Following the MP’s viral video, critics argue that Ato Forson’s decision to withhold funds to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is aimed at undermining the political ambitions of Eric Opoku. Opoku, who has openly expressed his interest in contesting the NDC presidential flagbearership for the 2028 election, is fueling speculation of internal rivalries.
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