By Amoako Kwame
The Electoral Commission conducted the balloting for the Ayawaso East by-election at the constituency office in Accra on Thursday, February 12, following the successful filing of nominations on Wednesday, 11 February.
The by-election was triggered by the death of the sitting MP, Mahama Naser Toure, in January while receiving treatment at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the March 3 by-election, Baba Jamal, drew the top spot, while the Liberal People’s Party (LPP) candidate, Ibrahim Iddrisu, secured the second position.
Yussif Baba Ali of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) secured the third spot, with independent candidates Alhaji Mohammed Umaru Sanda and David Kannor drawing the fourth and fifth positions respectively.
The by-election will be held on 3 March, and the results will determine who represents the Ayawaso East constituency in Parliament.
