Former Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria and Parliamentary candidate of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Alhaji Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed has won the Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election with a decisive margin.
According to official results from the Electoral Commission of Ghana, Baba Jamal secured 10,884 votes, representing 63 per cent of valid ballots cast. His closest contender, Baba Ali Yussif of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), obtained 4,009 votes, while Ibrahim Iddrisu of the Liberal Party of Ghana polled 43 votes.
An independent candidate Umar Sanda Mohammed who broke away from the NDC obtained 1,885 with another independent candidate David Akonor managing 104 votes.
Out of 17,048 ballots cast across 113 polling stations, 16,928 were valid, with 120 rejected ballots. The constituency has 49,966 registered voters, reflecting a low voter turnout.
Baba Jamal replaces the late MP Naser Toure Mahama who died in January 2026 after serving more than 3 terms.
Addressing the media after his victory, the MP-elect pledged to focus on development in the constituency.
“I want to assure the people of Ayawaso East that the resetting starts now. I am here to help rebrand Nima,” he stated.
Baba Jamal, born on May 7, 1969, at Akwatia in the Eastern Region, is a lawyer and a senior member of the NDC. He studied at the University of Ghana and was called to the Ghana Bar in 2015. He previously served as Member of Parliament for Akwatia from January 2013 to January 2017 and held a deputy ministerial position during the first term of President John Dramani Mahama.
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin is expected to swear Baba Jamal in soon to begin his return to the legislature after spending one term representing the people of Akwatia in the past.
