Boakye Agyarko Begs Ayawaso East Residents to Come Out and Vote in By-Election: “It is Worth It”
- Boakye Agyarko has urged Ayawaso East citizens registered to vote to show up for the March 3 by-election
- Agyarko is concerned that low voter turnout in the by-election risks undermining Ghana's democratic achievements
- The by-election follows the death of Naser Toure Mahama, who passed away on January 4, 2025
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New Patriotic Party Chairman aspirant, Boakye Agyarko, has appealed to Ayawaso East Constituency citizens to come out and vote in the March 3 by-election.
Agyarko warned that low turnout risks undermining the democratic gains Ghana has built over decades.
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Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing by-election, he made an appeal to all people registered to vote, regardless of their political affiliation.
"Come and cast your vote, and then you would have exercised your civic responsibility to the development of this country... My plea is come out, spare the time. It is worth it."
Five candidates are contesting the seat, with the National Democratic Congress' Baba Jamal widely tipped as the frontrunner in what is a safe seat for his party.
The other candidates are Yussif Baba Ali of the New Patriotic Party; Independent candidate Mohammed Umar Sanda; Ibrahim Iddrisu of the Liberal Party of Ghana, and independent candidate David Kannor.
Joy News reported that there is a chance turnout for the election will be low, given observations, at 113 polling centres across the constituency, where 49,966 people are registered to vote.
Channel One reported that the election had passed without incident.
What triggered the Ayawaso East by-election?
The Ayawaso East parliamentary seat became vacant following the death of the MP, Mahama Naser Toure.
The parliamentarian died on January 4, 2026, after a period of illness at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
He was buried on January 6, 2026, at the Madina Cemetery in Accra, in line with Islamic practices.
Subsequently, the Electoral Commission announced that a by-election would be held in the Ayawaso East Constituency to elect a new MP.
NDC sacks Umar Sanda for going independent
The NDC sacked Umar Sanda, one of its long-standing members in the Ayawaso East Constituency, because he chose to contest the by-election as an independent.
In a letter dated Tuesday, February 17, 2026, and signed by the General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwety, the NDC stated that Sanda violated the party's constitution by applying to contest as an independent candidate.
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The letter read:
"By virtue of your decision to break ranks with the party and contest against the officially endorsed candidate of , NDC, you have, in accordance with the provisions of the party's Constitution, automatically forfeited your membership of the party with immediate effect."
Mahama recalls Baba Jamal from diplomatic post
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that President John Dramani Mahama ordered the immediate recall of Baba Jamal as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria.
The president asked Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to begin the necessary procedures to implement the directive.
Mahama recalled Jamal over his alleged bribery and inducement during the Ayawaso East Constituency primary.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
