Pollster and Executive Director of Global Info Analytics, Mussa Dankwa, says the biggest threat to unity within the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after its flagbearer contest does not lie at the grassroots level.
He was emphatic that it is among the key figures at the top of rival campaign teams.
Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, Mr Dankwa said polling data show strong optimism among party delegates about unity, but warned that unresolved leadership-level tensions could undermine that hope.
“The polling data shows that about 88% of NPP delegates are hopeful that there will be unity in the party,” he said, adding that “the problem is not them.”
According to him, the real challenge is higher up the political structure.
“The problem will be at the top level of the campaigns,” he said, stressing that unity among leaders is critical to stabilising the party.
The pollster said that once the leading figures are reconciled, tensions at the base will naturally ease.
“Once we are able to reconcile them, I don’t think there’ll be a problem at the bottom,” he said.
He argued that the next phase of the party’s recovery depends on the posture adopted by the main contenders and their camps following the contest.
Source: myjoyonline.com