Ahead of the Kpandai rerun, new poll by Global InfoAnalytics has placed the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Mathew Nyindam, as the frontrunner, with 50% of voter support.
The poll showed that the embattled Member of Parliament for Kpandai, leading his closest challenger, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who polled 46%.
Although the contest remains tight, the survey places Matthew Nyindam marginally ahead, with his lead falling within a ±3.9% margin of error.
The results indicate limited vote switching between the two leading candidates. About two per cent of voters who previously supported Hon Nyindam have shifted their support to Mr Wakpal. At the same time, an equal proportion of Mr Wakpal’s supporters have moved to Hon Nyindam.
However, the poll shows a significant shift among voters who initially backed Donkor Eric Nipani, with 28% now supporting Mr Nyindam, a development that has boosted his overall standing.
On Matthew Nyindam’s performance during his short stint in the current Parliament, 3% of voters rated him as excellent, while 32% described his performance as very good or good. A further 36% rated his performance as average, with 29% assessing it as poor or very poor.
Beyond the rerun, the poll also captured voter perceptions of the country’s direction. Overall, 66% of voters in the Kpandai constituency believe Ghana is headed in the right direction, compared with 26% who said the country is moving in the wrong direction.
Among NPP supporters, 37% said Ghana is headed in the right direction, while 47% believed it is moving in the wrong direction and 16% had no opinion.
In contrast, an overwhelming 97% of NDC supporters said the country is headed in the right direction, with three per cent saying the wrong direction and one per cent expressing no opinion. Floating voters were also largely optimistic, with 65% saying Ghana is headed in the right direction.
