Mussa Dankwa, the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, has said he would have been taken to the slaughterhouse if he got his projections for the Akwatia by-elections wrong.
Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Wednesday, September 3, Mussa Dankwa stated, “I knew I would have been taken to the slaughterhouse. They were preparing to take me there to finish me if I got this wrong”.
He further warned Ghanaian politicians that Ghana’s electoral demography has changed.
“The word here is poll, fair game, research, and science. Gone are the days when elections are won on propaganda, emotions, insults, or just anything. All the parties must realise that the demography of people who are voting in Ghana today has dramatically changed.
Over 70% of people who vote in Ghana today are below 35 years old. That is something that they must appreciate and understand the implications of the same,” Mr Dankwa explained.
He added, “These people are well-connected, are on social media, and will be quick to fact-check you. If they fact-check you and realise that you are telling lies, that is your end”.
Mussa Dankwa, in a separate interview, also revealed that getting his poll right for the Akwatia by-election was more difficult than the 2024 general election.
According to Mussa Dankwa, he is close to tears after his poll on the Akwatia by-election has been vindicated after the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) victory.
Mussa Dankwa was quoted by GHOne TV to have stated, “Getting Akwatia right was more difficult than the 2024 general election, I’m close to tears”.
It will be recalled that Mussa Dankwa, before the Akwatia by-election, revealed that the NDC parliamentary candidate for the Akwatia by-election had overtaken the NPP’s candidate three days to the election.
According to the new polls by the Global Info Analytics Bernard B. Baidoo, the NDC candidate’s lead has been propelled by voters who want development and also by senior high school and tertiary students voters who prefer the NDC candidate.
In the poll, Bernard B. Baidoo secured the NDC candidate’s lead with 53% and Asumadu of the NPP 47%.
Mussa Dankwah, in a post on X on Friday, August 29, wrote, “NDC’s Baidoo overtakes NPP’s Asumadu 3 days before the crucial polls for the main opposition in Akwatia. Baidoo’s lead is propelled by voters who want development and SHS, and tertiary voters who preferred Baidoo by larger margin.
Using the committed model, which is likely to be minimum vote for Baidoo, the NDC candidates lead with 53% and Asumadu of the NPP 47%”.
He further reaffirmed that the people of Akwatia are not moved by sympathy.
According to Mussa Dankwa, Sympathy will not influence voter decisions in the Akwatia by-election.
He revealed that the people of Akwatia want jobs and education.
Speaking on TV3’s Key Point on Saturday, August 30, Mussa Dankwa stated, “Sympathy will not influence voter decisions in Akwatia by-election. For them, it is about improving the quality of education in the constituency. Those with senior high school qualifications are looking for sustainable jobs”.
Mussa Dankwah further declared, “I am 99% sure that the NDC will win the by-election.”
He confidently stood by his latest poll, which projected a victory for the NDC.
However, Evans Nimako, the Director of Elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), rubbished the Global InfoAnalytics’ poll on the Akwatia by-election.
According to Evans Nimako, the poll by Global InfoAnalytics is questionable and stressed that the NPP are confident in retaining the Akwatia seat.
Speaking to Citi News on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Akwatia, Evans Nimako stated, “Sure, we have engaged the constituents and they have given us assurance, and we know that all things being equal, all rules complied, our candidate will emerge victorious”.
When questioned about the Global Info Analytics poll, which puts the NDC candidate ahead of the NPP’s candidate, Evans Nimako raised concerns about the credibility of the polls.
He argued, “You need to look at that report carefully. It says the majority of respondents are NPP affiliates.
“A report that says a majority of the respondents are NPP affiliates, a report that says that the country is in the wrong direction. And the conclusion that the NDC candidate is ahead of the NPP candidate is questionable,” he added.
Evans Nimako added, “It also says the country is on the wrong track, yet somehow concludes the NDC’s candidate is ahead. That inconsistency raises questions about its reliability.”
“We’ve seen these kinds of polls before. We remain confident about our chances.”
Meanwhile, Mussa Dankwa was once again vindicated when Bernard Bediako Baidoo of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) was confirmed the winner of the Akwatia by-election by the Electoral Commission.
The NDC candidate delivered a crucial victory for the Mahama-led government in a tight, contested election.
The Electoral Commission’s certified results, the NDC’s Bernard Bediako Baidoo secured 18,199 votes of the total valid votes cast, with the NPP’s Kwame Asumadu garnering 15,235 votes.
The Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Owusu Patrick, trailed far behind with 82 votes.
In all, 33,819 total ballots were cast, while 303 were rejected.