The Presidential Candidate for the Convention Peoples' Party (CPP) Ivor Kobina Greenstreet doubts if Ipsos, a global research firm truly interrogated Ghanaian indigenes before rating President John Dramani Mahama among three best Presidents with the highest approval rates in the world by its citizens.
According to a report by the firm, the most rated Head of State is Russian President Vladimir Putin with 89.9 percent; followed by Bolivian President Evo Morales with 58 percent, John Mahama of Ghana at 54.6 percent and 54 percent of Iranians approved President Hassan Rouhani’s performance.
President John Mahama’s approval rate is swelling among the citizens of Ghana due to his ability to solve a long term energy crisis and building visible infrastructure across the country.
The reports says, President John Mahama has 63 approval rating among people in the northern part of Ghana, 61.17 percent in southern/ coastal areas and 50.7 among the middle parts of the country which traditionally is hustle to the ruling party/government, totaling his nationwide overall approval rating to 54.6
Majority of Ghanaians also believe that their president is well accepted in the international community and also have the ability to transform the country.
But in an interview on NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed 'Ghana Montie', Mr Greenstreet upheld his decision that the survey doesn’t depict the reality on grounds.
He said the survey was conducted among Flagstaff House workers – people he noted cannot deny the presidency.
“Those they [Ipsos] spoke to are those working at the Flagstaff House. Because I am not sure whether these people spoken to are farmers, nurses, teachers or the unemployed youth. I am not stiff that he [President Mahama] doesn’t have the capacity or a better Ghana for the Ghanaian, but things are difficult for the ordinary Ghanaian,” he lamented.
He was emphatic that – “Ghanaians must to not retain the NDC in power” in the upcoming elections.
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