All is set for the final announcement of the New Patriotic Party Running Mate as all key consultations have come to an end.
This comes following the release of a report by a think tank collaborating with the Danquah Institute related to the choice of the running mate by the NPP.
So far the survey tips Mathew Opoku Prempeh as the preferred candidate for the running mate slot of the New Patriotic Party.
Trusted sources hinted MyNewsGh.com that Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Energy Minister, barring any unforeseen changes could be named the running mate to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.
President Akufo-Addo has reportedly been informed by three NPP flagbearer about his choice and received feedback.
Earlier, a report by the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) tipped the Manhyia royal as favourite to become Running Mate.
The latest research was conducted by Research Trust Limited, a renowned Statistics Research and Data Management Consultant, led by Professor Smart Sarpong.
The nationwide survey was organized by Research Trust Ltd, a group linked to popular NPP think tank, Dankwa Institute (DI) and led by Mr. Hayford Mensah Ayerakwa, has pronounced Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, also known as Napo, as the running mate preferred by executives of the NPP to break the 8 in the upcoming 2024 elections.
The survey was organised over a three-week period in all sixteen (16) administrative regions, as part of the NPP flagbearer’s nationwide tour.
A total of 140 constituencies were sampled for the survey, using factors such as the total number of the constituencies in the region, with a higher consideration for regions where NPP had more votes in 2016 and 2020.
Research Trust interviewed four constituency executives and three polling station executives from randomly selected polling stations, resulting in a total of 560 constituency level data and 720 polling station level interviews.
The respondents, by an overwhelming 92%, agreed that the next running mate of the NPP should come from the Ashanti Region, and when asked who in the Ashanti Region can better support the flagbearer as a running mate, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh led with 70% votes from respondents, amid nine other competing names
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