Executive Director of Global Info Analytics, Mussa Danquah, says Bryan Acheampong’s strong performance in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries significantly affected Kennedy Agyapong’s results in the Ashanti Region and other parts of the country.

Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr Danquah explained that voting patterns in Greater Accra are closely linked to those in the Ashanti and Eastern regions due to shared Akan demographics.

As a result, weak performances in these traditional strongholds inevitably reflected in Accra.

He noted that in the Central Region, pre-election polls projected Kennedy Agyapong to secure about 58 per cent of the votes, but he eventually obtained 48 per cent, representing a 10-point drop.

In contrast, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s projected support of 39 per cent closely aligned with his actual result of 37 per cent.

According to Mr Danquah, Bryan Acheampong exceeded expectations in the Central Region, increasing his support from a projected three per cent to about 15 per cent.

A similar trend was recorded in the Western Region, where Acheampong’s support rose from two per cent to 15 per cent.

He explained that the strong showing by Bryan Acheampong in the Central and Western regions, both predominantly Fante areas, worked against Kennedy Agyapong’s overall performance in the primaries.