Andrew Egyapa Mercer, the Member of Parliament for Sekondi, appears to be in difficulty ahead of the 2024 elections if he decides to run for re-election.
According to a research by Global Info Analytics, 20.5 percent of voters in the Sekondi constituency are very likely or likely to vote for the present MP, while 64.1 percent are very unlikely or unlikely to vote for the MP. Neutrality accounts for 15.4 percent of the total.
According to the research, 57% of voters in the constituency believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, 35% believe it is heading in the right one, and 7.5 percent have no view.
“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.”
