With the court dismissing the application, there is no legal barrier preventing Baba Jamal from contesting, allowing the Ayawaso East by-election to go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Can Baba Jamal stage a successful political comeback in Ayawaso East? In their counter-motion, however, lawyers for the NDC urged the court to dismiss the suit by Democracy Hub, arguing that the process adopted by Democracy Hub was defective and procedurally incompetent. Democracy Hub filed an injunction application at the High Court in Accra seeking to stop the EC from recognising Baba Jamal as a qualified candidate in the Ayawaso East parliamentary by-election. The group cited alleged vote-buying and inducement in the NDC primaries that produced Baba Jamal as the party's candidate.

Source: GhanaWeb March 02, 2026 17:03 UTC