Baba Jamal Emerges Victorious in the NDC Ayawaso East Primary
- The National Democratic Congress (NDC) held its Ayawaso East Parliamentary Primary on Saturday, February 7, 2026
- Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria, won to represent the party in the by-election
- Ghanaians online who followed the electoral process shared their varied thoughts on Baba Jamal's victory
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Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, Ghana's High Commissioner to Nigeria, has won the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East Constituency.
This implies that Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmedwill represent the NDC in the by-election on March 3, 2026.
Source: Facebook
The provisional results showed that Baba Jamal won with 431 votes, followed by Hajia Amina Adam and Mohammed Ramne, who got 399 votes and 88 votes respectively. Dr Yakubu Azimdow and Najib Sani polled 45 and 1 votes, respectively.
The Ayawaso West primary attracted significant public interest, following discussions around campaign conduct.
While the election for the Parliamentary Candidate was ongoing, Baba Jamal’s campaign team distributed items such as 32-inch television sets and boiled eggs to delegates.
Even though many described it as vote-buying, Baba Jamal defended his action and said it was an act of goodwill. He indicated that the items he shared was not to influence the delegates.
Meanwhile, Mussa Dankwah, Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, had projected that Baba Jamal would not receive more than 35% of the votes in the Ayawaso East NDC parliamentary primary. He cited recent polling data and prevailing voter trends in the constituency.
According to Mussa Dankwah's projection, Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Member of Parliament for Ayawaso East, Mahama Naser Toure, was projected to win with 54% of the votes.
Before the election, Mussa Dankwah stated that even under the most favourable conditions for Baba Jamal, the data showed a significant gap between the two leading contenders, making a dramatic late shift in voter preference improbable.
Reactions to Baba Jamal's win
YEN.com.gh collated some reactions on social media after Baba Jamal won the primary. Read them below:
@mylo_melo said:
"Baba Jamal wins Ayawaso East NDC parliamentary candidate election I can now confidently say money has won!"
@AmoakoKwam wrote:
"Baba Jamal is Him The real ."
@NanaAmoah__ said:
"Free and fair elections make sure leaders truly represent us. But when Baba Jamal the accused gets involved in buying votes, it messes up the whole system and takes power away from the people. We need to keep elections honest so every vote counts for real!!!"
@DelaliHodasi wrote:
"If Baba Jamal wins the seat in the NDC primaries, the only way any sensible and patriotic Ghanaian will believe this statement from the NDC is for them to strip him off that win. They cannot fool anyone with these performative words without action."
@asarekyeboah said:
"Congratulations to Baba Jamal. Now the OSP must hand him an invitation for interrogation before the by-elections come off. If care isn’t taken, our democracy will be destroyed!"
Source: YEN.com.gh
