The former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ejisu constituency on the ticket of the NPP, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, has polled 47.5 percent in the latest Global InfoAnalytics opinion poll conducted ahead of the April 30 by-election.
Mr. Owusu Aduomi is contesting as an independent candidate.
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) candidate, Kwabena Boateng, the second deputy chairman of the party, polled 50.6 percent.
EJISU OPINION POLL RESULT:
KWABENA BOATENG : 50.6%
KWABENA OWUSU-ADUAMI: 47.5%
ESTHER OSEI: 0.2%
UNDECIDED: 1.7% pic.twitter.com/bPtKVwVltI— Global InfoAnalytics (@GInfoanalytics) April 25, 2024
However, 1.7 percent of the respondents said they had not decided on who they would vote for.
Also, 36 percent of NPP respondents said they would vote for the independent candidate, Owusu Aduomi, while 64 percent said they would vote for Lawyer Boateng.
Amongst floating voters, 66 percent said they would vote for Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, compared to 30 percent for Kwabena Boateng.
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According to a statement issued by the former MP’s camp on April 12, 2024, the party’s failure to address serious issues with the voter album and other irregularities noticed during the Ejisu polling station executive elections is what led him to decide to contest in the election as an independent candidate.
“The genesis of this decision traces back to the tumultuous Ejisu polling station executive elections, marred by irregularities that would have been deemed unacceptable in any democratic society.
Rather than adhering to the democratic process, the late MP of Ejisu, with the assistance of the Regional Executives of the NPP, arbitrarily handpicked individuals to fill key positions, a blatant disregard for the party’s constitution and its fundamental principles”, the statement noted.
Why the Ejisu by-election?
The Ejisu by-election has become necessary following the demise of the MP for the area, John Ampntuah Kumah.
He won the seat on the ticket of the NPP in 2020. He succeeded Kwabena Owusu Aduomi. The former Deputy Minister for Finance died after a short illness on March 7, 2024.
The Electoral Commission (EC) announced April 30 for the by-election following formal notice from the speaker of parliament regarding the vacant Ejisu seat.
Meanwhile, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opted out of the by-election.