Insulting Mussa Dankwah won’t win votes, organising the grassroots will – Prof Joseph Danquah
Mussa Dankwah’s polls have consistently proven accurate over the years. Whether people like his findings or not, the reality is that his work reflects the political mood of the country with precision. Instead of accepting these polls as feedback from the ground and using them as a guide to re-strategise, too many within the NPP choose the easy way out: insulting him. This lazy response does not change the numbers; it only exposes the deep denial and complacency within the party.
The truth is simple—polls don’t win elections, but they tell a story about the readiness of a party to win. Musa Dankwa is not creating voter apathy, disunity, or poor grassroots organisation; he is only revealing what already exists. When his polls indicate trouble for the NPP, it is because the signals from the ground are negative. Instead of insulting him, the NPP should be asking themselves tough questions: Why are our foot soldiers demoralised? Why is our grassroots machinery dormant? Why does the party seem more concerned about flagbearer politics than empowering the base?
History offers clear lessons. Anytime the NPP has underestimated public sentiment and ignored grassroots concerns, the results have been disastrous. The 2008 elections are a prime example—overconfidence, neglect of the base, and internal wrangling led to defeat despite having strong personalities at the top. Fast forward to 2024, the same cracks are visible. The obsession with flagbearer politics has left polling station executives, constituency organisers, and loyal activists disillusioned. Many of them feel abandoned, under-resourced, and unmotivated. Without their commitment, even the most charismatic flagbearer will fall flat at the ballot box.
What the Dankwah polls reveal is not bias, but the bitter truth: the NPP is becoming top-heavy, disconnected from its grassroots, and dangerously reliant on personality politics. You cannot insult your way out of electoral decline. Numbers don’t lie, and the ground does not shift in favour of parties that neglect their roots.
It is time the NPP stopped treating Musa Dankwa as the enemy and started seeing him as the mirror reflecting their weaknesses. A wise party would use such polls to correct mistakes, energise its base, and reconnect with ordinary voters. But a party that spends more time on insults than organisation is simply writing the script for its own downfall.
Some will come and insult for saying this, but the truth stands: without grassroots power, no flagbearer—no matter how brilliant or well-resourced—can win an election. Pollsters don’t defeat parties; their own laziness and arrogance do. And unless the NPP wakes up to this reality, Musa Dankwa’s next set of polls will not just be “spot on”—they will be the obituary of another wasted electoral opportunity.
Source: Prof Joseph Danquah (Aka Wassa Obama) – Wassa Amenfi West Constituency
