Paul Adom-Otchere, a Ghanaian Media Personality, has claimed the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is planning to elect a flagbearer from the Ashanti Region.
According to Paul Adom-Otchere, an important member of the NDC revealed this to him during a conversation.
Paul Adom-Otchere highlighted that the individual who revealed this to him is currently outside the country.
The veteran journalist asserted that a senior NDC member told him internal discussions are underway regarding the party’s choice of candidate.
Paul Adom-Otchere stress that the decision by the NDC stems from the NPP electing Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as its flagbearer.
Speaking with Accra-based Joy Prime on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, Paul Adom-Otchere explained, “I was in a conversation with a very important NDC person outside the country. Now, he was telling me that they have made a decision that, because the NPP has selected Mahamudu Bawumia, the NDC must have an Ashanti candidate. And I said, ” Well, that’s interesting. Is it you? He laughed and said, ” Well, I mean, he’s outside the country.
“…He laughed and said, look, this is where we are going because what we need is the Ashantis to decide that they are forgiving NPP and they are voting for them again. And they vote 70 per cent, 78 per cent NPP,” Adom-Otchere claimed.
He added, saying, “The election is over. So, what we need to do as NDC is to stick to an Ashanti candidate that can secure Ashantis 35 per cent. Then we fight for the rest. This Asiedu Nketiah thing is not going to work because you guys have gone for Bawumia. He was telling me, you guys have gone for Bawumia. And he said the conversation in Kumasi is changing.”
Meanwhile, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, the Minister of Finance, has taken a commanding lead in the NDC flagbearer race to succeed President John Dramani Mahama.
According to the latest poll by Global Info Analytics, Dr Ato Forson has taken an early lead in the NDC flagbearer race.
In the poll shared by Mussa Dankwah, the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, 32 per cent of voters prefer Dr Ato Forson as the presidential candidate of the NDC ahead of the 2028 general election.
Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the National Chairman of the NDC, is the finance minister’s closest contender, with 25 per cent.
Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister of Education, received 23 per cent of voters saying he should represent the NDC in the 2028 presidential elections.
However, Vice President Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman received 14 per cent of the votes, with only 5 per cent of voters saying they preferred other candidates.
In a post shared by Mussa Dankwah on X, he wrote, “Dr Ato Forson takes the lead in the NDC race, Asiedu Nketia gains, but Haruna Iddrisu slips to 3rd position with Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang in distance 4th according to the March 2026 National Tracking poll by @GlobaInfoPolls”.
Also, the Global Info Analytics also shared a head-to-head race with Dr Ato Forson leading in a head-to-head against Asiedu Nketia and also Haruna Iddrisu.
However, an earlier survey by Global InfoAnalytics had revealed that Haruna Iddrisu, the Minister for Education, is still in the lead as the preferred candidate to succeed President John Mahama for the NDC.
The Global InfoAnalytics poll shows Haruna Iddrisu in a lead with 29.8 per cent, while NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia secured 24.1%, and Finance Minister Ato Forson, who garnered 18.4% support.
Chief of Staff Julius Debrah is also in fourth with 10.3%, while Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa came fifth with 8.1%.
Other contenders Eric Opoku recorded 2.5%, Prof. Joshua Alabi 2.2%, and Armah Kofi-Buah 2.0%.
Kwame Awuah Darko (1.6%), Spio Garbrah (1.1%), and Okoe Vanderpuye (0.1%) were at the bottom of the poll as the least preferred candidates to succeed John Mahama.
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