Director of Elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako, has expressed confidence that the party will retain the Akwatia parliamentary seat in the ongoing by-election.

The by-election was necessitated by the passing of the late Member of Parliament, Ernest Kumi.

Speaking to Citi News’ Sammi Wiafe on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Akwatia, Mr. Nimako said the NPP’s candidate, Solomon Kwame Asumadu, remains the preferred choice of the electorate despite independent polls projecting a lead for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Bernard Baidoo Bediako.

Evans Nimako

“Sure, we have engaged the constituents and they have given us assurance, and we know that all things being equal, all rules complied, our candidate will emerge victorious,” he said.

Responding to a Global Info Analytics poll, which tipped the NDC candidate with 53% support against Asumadu’s 47%, Mr. Nimako questioned its credibility.

“A report that says a majority of the respondents are NPP affiliates, a report that says that the country is in the wrong direction. And the conclusion that the NDC candidate is ahead of the NPP candidate is questionable,” he argued.

Voting in the Akwatia by-election is ongoing and expected to close at 5:00 p.m. before counting begins.

A survey by Sanity Africa, conducted between August 1 and 27, also placed Bediako at 52.3%, against 47.7% for the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Solomon Asumadu — a slim 4.6-point lead.Source:Leticia Osei