Tale of the figures
Accra, Dec. 10, Ghanadot/GNA – The Ashanti National
Democratic Congress (NDC) performed better than the
Volta New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Election 2008
compared to Election 2004, according figures released by
the Electoral Commission (EC).
The Ashanti NDC was able to increase its vote from
398,362 votes in 2004 to 423,185 votes in 2008, an
increase of 24,823 votes.
On the contrary the Volta NPP lost 1,075 votes reducing
its total votes from 100,659 votes in 2004 to 99,584
votes in 2008.
Notwithstanding the performance of the Ashanti NDC, the
Region remains the bastion of NPP. The NDC should,
therefore, go back to the drawing table to strategise on
how to assail this impregnable fortress of NPP. The
Region once again gave the NPP a whooping 734,368 more
votes than what it gave to NDC.
Volta NPP would also have to put its act together if it
were to make major inroads into the regional voting
pattern. The members have to close their ranks and stop
the infighting if they were to make any impact. The
Volta NPP suffered the greatest defeat by allowing the
Volta NDC to beat them by 451,462 votes.
Ghana would be the winner if the two parties were able
to move into each others’ stronghold to garner
substantial number of votes.
GNA
