{"id":22279,"date":"2025-09-29T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=22279"},"modified":"2025-09-29T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:11:24","slug":"polls-put-haruna-iddrisu-ahead-in-ndc-flagbearer-contest-asiedu-nketia-close-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/?p=22279","title":{"rendered":"Polls Put Haruna Iddrisu Ahead in NDC Flagbearer Contest; Asiedu Nketia Close Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Global Info Analytics has said that in the race to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu leading the pack with 30%, followed by the National Chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia 24%.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson has 18% while Chief of Staff Julius Debrah holds 10%. Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa has 8% while Agric Minister Eric Opoku has 2%, Joshua Alabi 2%, Armah Kofi-Buah 2%, Kwame Awuah-Darko 2%, Spio Garbrah 1% and Okoe Vanderpuye 0%.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a three-horse race without Ato Forson, the poll shows Haruna Iddrisu on 45%, Asiedu Nketia, 37% and Julius Debrah, 18%. Among NDC voters, Haruna Iddrisu is on 47%, Asiedu Nketia, 39% and Julius 14% and in the swing regions, Haruna 48%, Asiedu Nketia, 37% and Julius Debrah, 15%.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22281\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/555730050_1237634891716177_6085398135649401077_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in a three-horse race without Haruna Iddrisu, the race is virtually tied between Asiedu Nketia and Forson. Asiedu Nketia 40%, Ato Forson 38% and Julius Debrah 22%. %. Among NDC voters, the race is nearly tied with Asiedu Nketia, 42%, Ato Forson 41% and Julius 17%. In the swing regions, Ato Forson leads with 47%, Asiedu Nketia, 38% and Julius Debrah, 15%,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>In the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the\u00a0latest poll by Global Info Analytics said Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a commanding lead in the New Patriotic Party\u2019s (NPP) presidential primaries, securing 47 per cent of delegate support.<\/p>\n<p>The results, published on the organisation\u2019s official social media platforms on Monday, September 29, position him as the clear front-runner in the party\u2019s internal contest.<\/p>\n<p>The poll, however, also revealed a significant share of delegates remain undecided, raising questions about how the race may shift in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22282\" src=\"https:\/\/expressnewsghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/556016372_1237634941716172_4030052991145835712_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Info Analytics has said that in the race to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu leading the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Polls Put Haruna Iddrisu Ahead in NDC Flagbearer Contest; 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