• A new survey by the research group, Sanity Africa, predicted the NDC’s Bernard Bediako to win the upcoming Akwatia by-election
  • Sanity Africa predicted that Bernard Bediako would surpass NPP’s Solomon K. Asumadu by a margin of just 4.6 percentage points
  • The parliamentary seat became vacant after the death of its MP, Ernest Kumi, on July 7, 2025

Sanity Africa, a research group, has projected that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Bernard Bediako, will emerge as the winner in the upcoming Akwatia by-election.

The new survey by the research group indicated that Bernard Bediako will be victorious with 52.3% against the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Solomon K. Asumadu.

Sanity Africa, National Democratic Congress, Bernard Bediako, Akwatia by-election, Election winner, Solomon K. Asumadu.
Sanity Africa predicts NDC’s Bernard Baidoo to emerge victorious over NPP’s Solomon K. Asumadu.
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Sanity Africa added that Solomon K. Asumadu will receive 47.7% of the votes.

The survey was conducted between August 1 and August 27, 2025.

Why the Akwatia MP seat is vacant

The parliamentary seat became vacant after the death of its MP, Ernest Kumi, on July 7, 2025.

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The Electoral Commission set a date of September 2, 2025, for the Akwatia by-election.

Bernard Baidoo, a lawyer and constituency secretary of the NDC, won a primary to represent his party, while Solomon K. Asumadu, a mining sector figure, was handpicked, a move the survey suggests could create discontent among some party grassroots.

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