- Ghana's economic slowdown is expected to see
president Mahama lose the November 7 polls, a report
by the EIU predicts.
- The report which further suggests that the opposition
NPP will win the general election predicts that a
victory for the opposition party will come as a result of
hard work
The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) has for the second
time in its report on Ghana's 2016 election predicted
that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will win
the November 7 elections citing cases of a weakened
economy among others as critical reasons.
The report which predicts that the Greater Accra is
likely to determine who wins the general election
has concluded that there is little time for President
Mahama and the NDC to put things right before the
elections start.
"The president, John Mahama and the National
Democratic Congress (NDC) government will bear the
brunt of the blame for the (economic) situation with
the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) attempting to
act as a focus for disenchanted Ghanaians to rally
around, knowing that attacking the government's
economic record represents its best chance of taking
power at the elections set for November 2016,"
portions of the report predicted
The report continues to add that the opposition
New Patriotic Party will have to work harder in
order to garner the most votes during the
presidential and parliamentary elections.
"The outcome is by no means a foregone conclusion,
however, with the results likely to be close. The NPP
will need to work hard to attract votes from outside its
heartlands in central Ghana while maintaining internal
unity. Meanwhile, the NDC will continue to enjoy
strong support in the east and north of the country,
owing to historical and tribal allegiances. Greater
Accra, a historical swing state, will be a key
battleground, and so tensions in this economic hub
could disrupt business operations. The following
national elections will then be due in 2020," the report
added .
While the report cast dark fortunes for the NDC, its
deputy General Secretary Koku Anyhidoho
welcomed the report. as he has referred to portions
of the report which says Ghana is on the verge of
exponential economic growth between 2017 to
2019. According to Koku Anyhidoho, this prediction
destroys the NPP narrative that the Mahama-led
government has destroyed the economy concluding
that the report endorses the NDC view that the
President has invested massively in infrastructural
development necessary for an economic take-off.
The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) is a UK based
think tank which provides forecasting and advisory
services through research and analysis, monthly
country reports, five-year country economic
forecasts, country risk service reports, and
industry reports. https://yen.com.gh/42292-mahama-ndc-will-lose-2016-elections-eiu-predicts.html

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