Pollster, Ben Ephson who wrongly predicted Mahama’s victory over his main opponent, Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2016 polls has told the New Patriotic Party(NPP) that he’s not God for him to always get things right all the time.
“The NPP’s attitude towards this polling is worrying; they treat me as God, I feel humbled but I’m not God. If I’ve done five polls and I’ve got one wrong I should walk with my chest out” Ephson said on Kasapa FM Wednesday.
Ephson’s style of polling failed to accurately predict Ghana’s presidential election’s outcome as his tip, Incumbent John Mahama was massively defeated in the general elections held on December 7.
According to the poll, the governing National Democratic Candidate (NDC) presidential candidate was expected to garner 52.4 percent of the votes while his main rival Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would get 45.9 percent.
The other five presidential candidates, according to the forecast were not expected to even contribute more than 1.7 percent.
Following the defeat of President Mahama, there have been pressure mounting on him to apologize to the electorate for the wrongful prediction.
But Speaking on Kasapa FM, Ephson who is also the Managing Editor of the Dispatch newspaper said those calling for his head over what has been widely criticized as a deceptive polls are not serious.
Despite admitting to wrongful predictions, he insists he will only consider readjusting his method and move on.
Source: kasapafmonline.com
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I was looking at you as a professional little did I know that you sold your conscience for V8 and small dollar. Please next time think before coming out with that crab
don't deceive urself NPP don't see you as God but big ***barred word*** and stomuch directoed
Ben E. you are not been truthful. In 2008 you predicted Nana will win but he lost so you didn't get it wrong only once. No npp person equates you to God keep tickling yourself. I must say you lost some weight.
You evil, we don't need any adjustment polls form you outfit. "konkonsa" like you. You Ben, Akwasi Pratt, Omane, Felix and the so called elder Ofosu Ampomfo should bury your face in shame. Akwasi Pratt thought the NDC steeling mechanisms would work again. Shame on you Pratt. Are you cpp or ndc?
Hi Uncle Ben, there was a time when your name evoked a lot of respect and admiration. Those times are no more you know. We've seen you for who you really are, an opportunist. And that's really pathetic for the glowing example of a journalist that you once were considered by many to be.
YOU BETTER DO,STOMACH JOURNALIST MALAFAKA.
Corrupt fat a.zz pollster, your polls are not worth the paper printer on.
Please all the polls you predicted were guess work, they have never been scientific, simply put, they were stomach direction polls and you should be ashamed of yourself, your hatred for a particular group of people have been exposed, you all contributed to Mahama,s humiliating defeat.You have a paper which only writes about Akyem/Asante factions in N P P. and nothing else, continue to tickle yourself and laugh, polster banza.I cant think far.nan-niama
No you don't get it. They are treating you as the stomach journalist that you are. Pipe down and return to your cave.
MALAFAKA