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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Pollster Ben Emmanuel Ephson has reacted to trolls on social media over his wrongful prediction of the outcome of the Assin North by-election.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Managing Editor of Daily Dispatch had predicted a win for New Patriotic Party\u2019s Charles Opoku as against National Democratic Congress\u2019 James Gyakye Quayson.<\/p>\n

Provisional results from Tuesday\u2019s by-election, however, put the NDC Parliamentary Candidate ahead, widening the votes margin from 2020.<\/p>\n

This provoked trolls on social media as many teased Ben Ephson over his recent prediction faux pas.<\/p>\n

Reacting to this on 3FM <\/b>92.7MHz, Mr Ephson conceded getting his prediction wrong but strongly indicated that he has covered seven elections and has only got one \u2013 in 2016 \u2013 wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom 1996, I got it spot-on,\u201d he told Johnnie Hughes on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese things don\u2019t bother me [because] I\u2019ve got a track record,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

He said the bashing he got in 2016 is worse than what he is getting now and so will not be discouraged to predict the outcome of future elections since he did not stop seven years ago.<\/p>\n

He said even tried and tested as well as scientific predictions from the United States of America fail over outcomes of some elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat if I got it right? I\u2019m kind of used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ghana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. Pollster Ben Emmanuel Ephson has reacted to trolls on social media over his wrongful prediction of the outcome of the Assin North by-election. The Managing Editor of Daily Dispatch had predicted a win for New Patriotic Party\u2019s Charles Opoku as against National Democratic Congress\u2019 James Gyakye Quayson. 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