Updates: Ayawaso East Parliamentary by-election

Provisional Results
Mallam Sani Polling Station 2
  1. Baba Jamal 76
  2. Iddrisu Ibrahim 0
  3. Baba Ali Yusif 35
  4. Umar Sanda Mohammed 81
  5. David Akonor 0

Mallam Sani Polling Station 1
  1. Baba Jamal 145
  2. Iddrisu Ibrahim 1
  3. Baba Ali Yusif 74
  4. Umar Sanda Mohammed 168
  5. David Akonor 0

St. Louis Clinic

Baba Jamal 90
Iddrisu Ibrahim 0
Baba Ali Yusif 39
Umar Sanda Mohammed 66
David Akonor 0

Total 197


Al-Saffiya Polling Station B
  1. Baba Jamal (NDC) 113
  2. 2.Ibrahim Iddrisu (LPG) 0
  3. Baba Ali Yusif (NPP) 39
  4. Umar Sanda Mohammed( Independent) 10
  5. David Akonor 0

Total Vote Cast 162


Al-Saffiya Polling Station A
  1. Baba Jamal 105
  2. Ibrahim Iddrisu 0
  3. Baba Ali Yusif 55
  4. Umar Sanda Mohammed 10
  5. David Akonor 1

Total Vote Cast 172


Presby Church of Hope Nima 1
  1. Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed (NDC): 90
  2. Baba Ali Yussif (NPP) – 32
  3. Ibrahim Iddrisu (LPG) – 0
  4. 4.Umar Sanda Mohammed (Independent) – 14
  5. David Akonor (Independent) – 0

Rejected Ballot 1


    Islamic Research Institute 1
    1. Baba Jamal (NDC) 65
    2. Ibrahim Iddrisu ( LPG)
    3. Baba Ali Yusif (NPP) 13
    4. Umar Sanda Mohammed (Independent) 57
    5. David Akonor( Independent) 1
      Total Vote Cast 137
    Islamic Research Institute 2
    1. Baba Jamal (NDC) 70
    2. Ibrahim Iddrisu ( LPG) 0
    3. Baba Ali Yusif (NPP) 7
    4. Umar Sanda Mohammed (Independent) 57
    5. David Akonor ( Independent). 0

    Total Vote Cast 134


    Accra, Mar 3, GNA – Voting is underway in the Ayawaso East Parliamentary by-election after polls opened about 0700 hours.

    The contest features five candidates: Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Ali Yussif of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ibrahim Iddrisu of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Umar Sanda Mohammed, Independent, and David Akonor, Independent.  

    The by-election follows the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Mr Naser Toure Mahama, in January 2026, which created a vacancy in the constituency. 


    Polls opened at the Mallam Sani Polling Stations 1 and 2