High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, has emerged winner of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary in the Ayawaso East Constituency. 

This will pave the way for him to represent the party in the by-election on March 3.

The keenly contested primary today was held amid heightened attention following reports of alleged inducement and vote-buying involving some aspirants.

Final Provisional Results

Mohammed Ramne - 88

Hajia Amina Adam - 399

Baba Jamal - 431

Dr Yakubu Azimdow - 45

Najib Sani - 1

Earlier in the day, the NDC’s national leadership issued a statement condemning what it described as widespread incidents of bribery and inducement at some polling centres and announced the immediate launch of investigations into the allegations.

In the statement signed by the party’s General Secretary, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, the party said it would take swift disciplinary action against any candidate found culpable and warned that future occurrences could attract drastic sanctions, including the possible cancellation of elections.