The National Democratic Congress (NDC) vetting committee has approved all 12 candidates vying for the Tamale Central Constituency parliamentary primary. The primary will take place at Tamale’s Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
On Sunday, August 31, the Vetting Committee, led by Barbara Serwaa Asamoah, the NDC’s Deputy General Secretary, concluded the vetting procedure.
Following the screening process, balloting was also done to ascertain the candidates’ positions on the primary ballot.
Former Tamale Metropolitan Assembly Chief Executive Abdul Hanan Abdul Rahaman Gundadoo, Principal Research Assistant Seidu Mohammed of the University for Development Studies (UDS), diplomat Mariama Naama Salifu, and Dr. Rahman Abdul Rashid are among the candidates.
Others include Alhaji Alhassan Nbalba, a former chairman of the NDC-UK/Ireland; Prof. Razak Abubakari, a senior lecturer at Tamale Technical University; and Dr. Aliu Abdul Hamid, a civil engineer.
The former head of the University of Ghana’s political science department, Prof. Seidu Alidu, is also mentioned in the chapter.
The remaining members are Hajia Muliaka Sualisu, the Northern Regional Treasurer of the NDC, Alhassan Osman Gomda, an entrepreneur, and Sadat Harun Alhassan, a lawyer.
During her remarks, Ms. Asamoah said she was pleased with the quality of the candidates and pointed out that three women were running for the first time.
However, she counseled them to run their campaigns politely and with moderation so as to avoid causing discord among the party’s members in the area.
During the campaign, Ali Adolf John, the Northern Regional Minister, encouraged the candidates’ supporters to refrain from using violence.
The by-election to replace the late MP, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who passed away in a military helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, has been scheduled by the Electoral Commission for September 30, 2025.
The NDC sent Dr. Mohammed, who was also the Environment, Science, and Technology Minister, to Parliament.
It has already been declared that the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) will not run a candidate in the by-election. On Friday, August 22, the NDC began accepting nominations, and on Sunday, August 24, it concluded the process.
