Ahead of the December 7 elections, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) committed significant resources to ensuring a victorious outcome.
The party understood that securing success would require meticulous planning, comprehensive training, and the use of advanced technology to gain an edge. Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, the party’s Director of Elections and IT, spoke candidly about the extensive measures the NDC took, as well as the formidable challenges they faced—particularly the sabotage efforts from opposition factions.
In an interview on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Dr. Boamah detailed the NDC’s broad strategy to prepare for the polls. The party invested heavily in grassroots efforts, training thousands of agents and deploying cutting-edge technology for real-time analysis. “I personally trained all 47 constituency trainers in the Ashanti Region,” Dr. Boamah explained, emphasizing the party’s hands-on approach to ensuring that their organizational framework was solid across every region.
This thorough preparation was not merely about numbers but about ensuring that the NDC’s machinery functioned smoothly at every level. With polling agents positioned across the country and extensive training in place, the party was ready to face any challenge head-on. Yet, as Dr. Boamah noted, the true breakthrough came from the party’s ability to utilize advanced analytics to predict the outcome of the election.
“By 7 PM, we knew we had won,” Dr. Boamah revealed, explaining that their analytics team had already processed data from over 20,000 polling stations. The early predictions were not only a testament to the party’s sophisticated systems but also a signal of their preparedness. “The data showed a strong trend in our favor,” he added, citing the efficiency of their operation in predicting the electoral outcome before official results were released.
Despite the accuracy of their predictions, the path to victory was not without obstacles. The NDC’s real-time analytics offered a window into the future of elections, but the party also faced a deeper, more insidious challenge—internal sabotage. Dr. Boamah candidly admitted that the NPP, the NDC’s primary opposition, had planted moles within the party’s ranks to distort data and undermine the integrity of the NDC’s operations.
“We had to sieve the numbers carefully,” he explained. “With moles planted in our own ranks, we had to ensure that we validated every piece of information. This wasn’t just about predicting results; it was about protecting the integrity of our own data.”
As the NDC navigated these challenges, their ability to stay ahead of the curve in both their planning and analysis became a defining factor in their strategy. The party’s technological advancements and vigilance in securing the accuracy of their data set a new standard for political operations in Ghana. However, with internal disruptions and external opposition tactics at play, the NDC’s path to victory was anything but straightforward.
The election, thus, became not just a battle for votes but a fight for the integrity of the electoral process itself—one that saw the NDC embracing both modern technology and traditional ground-level mobilization to secure what they believed would be a clear victory.
