Published by Inusah Dondaliya
Date: 4th May 2026
A new survey conducted by Gariba Consult ahead of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) regional executive elections has tipped Alhaji Ibrahim Abdul Jalil, popularly known as Ariski, to win the party chairmanship race, polling him as the frontrunner in the race.
The poll, which sampled the opinions of 100 constituency executives across the region, suggests a high-stakes battle in the Northern Region.
However, Ariski holds a narrow lead with 27% of the respondents pledging their support to him. He is closely followed by the Acting Regional Chairman, Chairman Gbewaa, who secured 24.7% of the projected votes with Godfred Apasinaba Wumbei, famously known as Yellow-man, polling 13.5% support in the early polls.
The outcome of this survey, indicates that the race remains wide open and unpredictable as a significant 34.8% of respondents stated they are undecided, meaning the candidates have a massive task ahead to win over the “silent majority” before the delegates’ congress.
The Gariba Consult survey was conducted between April 20 and April 23, 2026 across all 18 constituencies of the Northern Region.
