The Member of Parliament elect of the Ayawaso East Constituency has dedicated his victory to the constituents.
He said the victory is for them.
“I dedicate this win to my 93-year-old mother Mimi and the people of Ayawaso East. This victory is for the people of Ayawaso East,” he said after being officially declared the victor by the Returning Officer of the election.
“I want to assure the people of Ayawaso East that the resetting starts now. I am here to help rebrand Nima,” he further assured.
He used that opportunity to thank the NDC’s national executive and President Mahama for the opportunity to serve as High Commissioner to Nigeria, although briefly.
Baba Jamal secured 10,884 votes representing 63 per cent to win the contest.
His closest contender was Baba Ali Yusif of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who garnered 4,009 representing 23 per cent.
Here are the results:
| NO. | NAME OF CANDIDATE | VOTES OBTAINED IN % |
| 1. | Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed – NDC | 10,884 |
| 2. | Ibrahim Iddrisu – LPG | 43 |
| 3. | Baba Ali Yusif – NPP | 4,009 |
| 4. | Mohammed Umar Sanda – Independent Candidate | 1,885 |
| 5. | David Kanor – Independent Candidate | 104 |
The election, held on March 3, was incident-free probably due to the huge Police presence.
Stalwarts of the main political parties- New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC). Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, former NDC Chairman, Linda Akweley Ocloo, Greater Accra Regional Minister, Tanko Computer, Director of Elections of NDC among others, were seen supervision the poll. From the NPP side, former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko and former Fisheries Minister, Hawa Koomson were at some polling centres.
With this victory, Baba Jamal is expected to be sworn in by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, at the next sitting of the House.
