Baba Jamal Saga: See the NDC MPs Who Approved Call For Cancellation of Ayawaso East Primary

• The Majority Caucus demanded annulment of the National Democratic Congress Ayawaso East primary due to vote-buying allegations
• Some leading MPs serving as caucus chairpersons supported the call to disqualify those involved in misconduct
• The Majority Caucus also called for a ban on any candidate who participated in the election and is established to have engaged in vote buying

The Majority Caucus of Parliament called on the Functional Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to annul the party's February 7, 2026, parliamentary primaries for the Ayawaso East Constituency.

This was after the uproar over gift-giving by Baba Jamal, the victorious aspirant in the primary.

The caucus also demanded that all persons who are found to have engaged in the act be disqualified from contesting in the primaries.

GhanaWeb reported that all 16 caucus chairpersons unanimously approved the decision of the Majority Caucus.

The document had a list of the caucus leaders and their signatures.

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The caucus leaders who approved the move included Alhaji Collins Dauda, the caucus leader for the Ahafo Region; James Agalga, the leader for the Upper East Region; and Alfred Okoe Bannerman Vanderpuije.

The full list of MPs is listed below:

1. Alhaji Collins Dauda
2. Muhammad Bawah Braimah
3. Vincent Oppong Asamoah
4. Queenstar Pokuah Sawyerr
5. Joseph Appiah Boateng
6. Alfred Okoe Bannennan Vanderpuije
7. Bandim Abcdnego Azumah
8. Alhassan Umar Northern
9. John Bless Oti
10. Andrew Dad Chiwitey Savanna
11. James Agalga
12. Sebastian Ngmenenso Sandaare
13. Oscar Ofori Larbi
14. Isaac Adjei Mensah
15. Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah
16. Dominic Napare

What happened during the Ayawaso East NDC primary?

During the NDC parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East Constituency, delegates were seen receiving items, including 32-inch television sets.

The television set was given to delegates by Jamal, but he denied that it was meant to sway voters in the election, which had four other candidates, some of whom are also accused of the same kind of vote buying.

Jamal ended up winning the election by just 32 votes, defeating Hajia Amina Adam, the widow of the MP whose death necessitated a by-election in Ayawaso East.

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Jamal won with 431 votes, followed by Adam and Mohammed Ramne, who got 399 votes and 88 votes, respectively. Dr Yakubu Azimdow and Najib Sani polled 45 and 1 votes, respectively.

NDC probes vote-buying allegations

The NDC has formed a three-member committee to probe the vote-buying allegations.

The committee is expected to submit its report on February 10, after which the party will take decisive action against the vote-buying.

Following the primary, President John Mahama recalled Jamal from his role as High Commissioner to Nigeria pending the outcome of the investigation.

While recalling High Commissioners who try to enter Parliament is normal, the presidency noted the vote-buying claims as a major concern in a statement posted on Facebook.

The special prosecutor on Facebook announced investigations into the alleged vote-buying and corruption during the Ayawaso East parliamentary primary and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primary on January 31.

Special prosecutor's officer attacked

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the Office of the Special Prosecutor alleged that Jamal's camp incited an attack on its officer monitoring the Ayawaso East primaries.

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The officer was reportedly assaulted while delivering an investigative directive over alleged vote-buying.

Source: YEN.com.gh