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Mussa Dankwah

Also known as: Mr Dankwah · Mr. Mussa Dankwah · Joseph Bright Dankwah · Mr. Dankwa

Mussa Dankwah — Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, defends polling on NDC flagbearer race.

2026-05-052026-10-07

In coverage

Verbatim sentences from the source article.

  1. May 2026
  2. Joy Online

    … The March 2026 tracking survey, released Tuesday, highlights what pollster Mussa Dankwah describes as a “base-versus-swing voter problem” for the NPP. …

    Global Info Analytics: Bawumia’s base solid, but swing voters favour NDC
  3. Joy Online

    … That is according to Global Info Analytics lead pollster Mussa Dankwah, whose outfit released its March 2026 tracking poll on Tuesday. …

    Global Info Analytics: 2024 Absentee voters tilt heavily toward NDC
  4. Joy Online

    … Lead pollster Mussa Dankwah said the figures highlight the National Democratic Congress’s continued strength among its base. …

    Ato Forson leads Bawumia by 18 points in 2028 poll; Asiedu Nketia ahead by 12

Yesterday

  1. John Boadu wins NPP chairmanship with 47% in contested race

    John Boadu won the New Patriotic Party's national chairmanship election on October 3 with 2,888 votes (47%), but the combined 3,239 votes for the three other candidates represented 53%, suggesting delegates sought alternative leadership directions.

    6 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 2 October

  1. NPP vice chair aspirant dismisses Global InfoAnalytics poll

    Richard Ahiagbah, an aspirant for NPP National First Vice Chairman, rejected a Global InfoAnalytics poll that ranked four contenders ahead of him, saying the real result would come from Saturday's delegate vote at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

    2 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 24 August

  1. Kwasi Kwarteng questions Wontumi's NPP chairmanship bid while in custody

    NPP communicator Kwasi Kwarteng has questioned why Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) is pursuing the NPP National Chairmanship while in prison with a pending bail application, arguing that his immediate priority should be securing his freedom rather than contesting the party race.

    24 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 13 August

  1. President Mahama records 72% approval rating in Global InfoAnalytics survey

    President John Dramani Mahama has achieved a 72 percent job approval rating according to Global InfoAnalytics, with 21 percent disapproving and seven percent having no opinion. Approval ratings varied by region, with Upper West Region showing the highest support at 92 percent and Ashanti Region the lowest at 56 percent.

    13 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →

Monday 27 July

  1. Asiedu Nketia leads poll but gain tied to NPP voters

    According to Global InfoAnalytics' July tracking poll, NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia and Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson are statistically tied in the race to succeed President Mahama as NDC presidential candidate, with Nketia's marginal lead driven largely by support from NPP voters, while Forson holds an edge among floating voters.

    27 July 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Survey shows low public ratings for flagship economy, bank policies

    A Global InfoAnalytics survey finds public dissatisfaction with government flagship policies driven more by slow implementation and limited job creation than opposition to the policies themselves. The 24-hour economy scored 4.2 out of 10 and the proposed Women's Development Bank 4.6 out of 10, with slow rollout and lack of visible progress cited as key drivers of low ratings.

    27 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 24 July

  1. MP rejects Global InfoAnalytics survey ranking him low performer

    Dr. Stephen Amoah, MP for Nhyiaeso, has strongly rejected a Global InfoAnalytics survey conducted in June 2026 that ranked him among low-performing legislators, calling the assessment misleading and arguing that parliamentary contributions should be the core measure of an MP's performance.

    24 July 2026 · Daily Guide →

Wednesday 17 June

  1. Court remands trader accused of car robbery in Accra

    An Accra Circuit Court has remanded Emmanuel Yaw Duku, 57, for allegedly conspiring with accomplices to rob a businessman of a Mitsubishi Montero Station Wagon valued at GH¢400,000. Duku, who pleaded not guilty, was arrested by the National Police Intelligence Directorate in connection with the June 26, 2025 robbery and a separate car-snatching case.

    17 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 8 June

  1. Mussa Dankwah defends NDC flagbearer polling, cites transparency benefits

    Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics Mussa Dankwah has defended his organisation's polling on the NDC's future flagbearer race, arguing that surveys help streamline the leadership contest and make it more transparent, contrary to claims that they generate divisions within the party.

    8 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 25 May

  1. Political scientist says NDC tensions are normal party competition

    Dr. Akwesi Amakye Boateng has downplayed suggestions of growing tension between Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu and NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketia, saying internal competition and differing interests are common in political parties as elections approach.

    25 May 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 5 May

  1. Bawumia dominates party base, but NDC leads with swing voters

    A Global Info Analytics poll from March 2026 shows Dr Mahamudu Bawumia commands strong loyalty (77–83%) among NPP-aligned voters who skipped the 2024 elections, but struggles among floating voters, who favour NDC candidates. The pollster describes this as a "base-versus-swing voter problem" that could shape the NPP's prospects in the next general election.

    5 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. 2024 absentee voters lean NDC, favoring Forson over Bawumia

    According to a March 2026 Global Info Analytics tracking poll, Ghanaians who did not vote in the 2024 general elections are tilting strongly toward the NDC, particularly Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. The survey found that when non-voters are included in projections, Forson's leads over the NPP's likely flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia expand across nearly all demographic categories—from 26 to 29 percentage points among tertiary-educated voters, and from 19 to 22 points among Christian voters.

    5 May 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Finance Minister Forson leads Bawumia by 18 points in poll

    A Global Info Analytics March 2026 tracking survey shows Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Forson securing 55% support against former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's 37% in a simulated 2028 presidential contest. In a separate matchup, NDC's Johnson Asiedu Nketia also leads Dr Bawumia 51% to 39%.

    5 May 2026 · Joy Online →

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