Six aspirants have officially picked nomination forms to contest the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in Ayawaso East, scheduled for February 7, 2026.
They include Constituency Chairman, Mohammed Ramme; Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Member of Parliament; Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal; Dr Yakubu Azindow, Najib Mohammed Sani and Salam Daru.
Speaking to Accra-based the NDC’s Deputy Director of Elections and IT, Rashid Tanko Computer, outlined the roadmap to the party’s internal polls, describing the race as competitive.
“At the close of nominations today, six persons picked nomination forms to contest the upcoming primaries. The wife of the late MP was the last person to pick nominations today. It is going to be a very interesting contest. The filing will be on January 27, which is Tuesday.
“We are waiting to see how many of them will bring their forms,” he said.
The Ayawaso East seat became vacant following the death of the sitting MP, Mahama Naser Toure, on January 4, 2026, after a short illness.
Parliament subsequently declared the seat vacant, paving the way for the Electoral Commission (EC) to fix a by-election for Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in line with constitutional requirements to fill the vacancy.
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