2024 polls: Egyapa Mercer in trouble as 64.1% of voters very unlikely to vote for him – Report
“The incumbent appears to be in trouble with his constituents attracting only 20% support. A primary challenger could pose a threat. In a general, this could pose a serious threat to the NPP in the constituency. We don’t expect Mahama to win the constituency but if he does, the NPP will also lose the seat.”
The Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Egyapa Mercer appears to be in trouble ahead of the 2024 elections if he decides to seek re-election.
A Global Info Analytics report has revealed that in Sekondi constituency, 20.5% of voters are very likely or likely to vote for the current MP, whilst 64.1% are very unlikely or unlikely to vote for the MP. 15.4% are neutral.
The report said 57% of voters in the constituency believe the country is headed in the wrong direction whilst 35% said it is headed in the right direction with further 7.5% having no opinion.
“In a hypothetical presidential race, Dr Bawumia attracts only 42.5% of the votes whilst Mahama attracts 35%. In a hypothetical presidential race, Alan only 35% of the votes whilst John Mahama attracts 50%,” it added.
37.5% of the respondents were Ashanti-Akan, 5.0% were Ewes and 15% were Mole-Dagbani.
46.2% of the respondents were sympathizers of NPP, 20.5% were NDC and 33.4 % were floating voters.
The report concluded that “The incumbent appears to be in trouble with his constituents attracting only 20% support. A primary challenger could pose a threat. In a general, this could pose a serious threat to the NPP in the constituency. We don’t expect Mahama to win the constituency but if he does, the NPP will also lose the seat.”
Source: 3news.com|Ghana
