Malik Basintale, Deputy Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has stated that the NDC would not be complacent in the face of favourable forecasts for the 2024 general elections.
He stated that the party will continue to fight hard to achieve victory.
His remarks follow the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) prediction that the main opposition party will win the 2024 general elections with Former President John Dramani Mahama as its flagbearer.
According to the EIU, this is mostly due to falling living conditions, restricted work possibilities, and bad public services.
“Ghana is likely to experience a transfer of power from the ruling New Patriotic Party to the opposition National Democratic Congress, largely driven by declining living standards, limited job opportunities and poor public services,” the EIU explained.
The Economist Group’s research and analysis section stated in its 2024 estimate for Africa.
“In South Africa, we expect the African National Congress (ANC), led by Cyril Ramaphosa, the country’s president, to win the legislative election in 2024 by a narrow margin, but there is a strong possibility that the party will fall short of the 50% mark needed for a majority.
“Under such circumstances, the ANC will try to co-opt some smaller parties, rather than the main opposition groups, to stay in power. The probability of a coalition will continue to rise as enduring socioeconomic challenges erode the ANC’s support.
“An ongoing authoritarian crackdown in Tunisia will see the incumbent win a carefully managed presidential election in 2024, prompting further civil unrest.”
According to the EIU, Africa will be the world’s second-fastest-growing major area in 2024, after Asia, which will be headed by China and India.
According to the report, practically all African countries would see positive development, with only war-torn Sudan and impoverished Equatorial Guinea forecast to decrease in 2024. Indeed, Africa will have 12 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, with African real GDP expected to rise by 3.2% in 2024, up from 2.6% in 2023.
East Africa, which includes Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will once again be the most active region of the continent in terms of economic growth. The services sector, which includes resurgent travel, tourism, and hospitality, robust transport and logistics, and dynamic banking and telecommunications industries, will continue to play a significant role in boosting East African economies.
On Friday, November 17, Malik Basintale remarked on News 360 on TV3: “It is quite exciting without any iota of complacency, we think that a report of this nature is only coming to encourage us as a political party to keep doing our best.”
“If you look at the basis that was used in arriving at this particular conclusion, it is not different from what the Ghanaian people are currently feeling in this country.”
