Tamale Central By-Election: Prof Alidu Seidu Mahama Elected to Succeed Late Dr Murtala Mohammed

• Prof. Alidu Seidu Mahama has been elected NDC Parliamentary candidate for the upcoming by-election in Tamale Central by-election
• The professor beat 11 other potential candidates and will now contest in the by-election on September 30
• Prof. Alidu Seidu Mahama was said to be the favourite of the elders of Tamale Central despite the stiff competition

The National Democratic Congress has elected a candidate for the party’s upcoming by-election in Tamale Central.

Out of 12 aspirants, Prof. Alidu Seidu Mahama was adjudged the preferred candidate to represent the constituency in the by-election on September 30.

The party held its parliamentary primaries on September 5 to select Prof Alidu Seidu Mahama.

He is an Associate Professor and Head of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana.

The other 11 aspirants included Dr Seidu Mohammed, Principal Research Assistant at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Dr Aliu Abdul Hamid, a civil engineer, Mariama Naama Salifu, a diplomat; Dr Rahman Abdul Rashid; Alhaji Alhassan Nbalba, former Chairman of the NDC-UK/Ireland Chapter; Hajia Muliaka Sualisu; Sadat Harun Alhassan, a lawyer; Alhassan Osman Gomda, an entrepreneur; and Hajia Shamima Yakubu, the NDC’s Northern Regional Treasurer.

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Reports indicate, Prof Alidu Seidu Mahama polled 840 votes out of 1,476 delegates.

The Tamale Central parliamentary seat became vacant following the demise of the MP, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

Dr Murtala Mohammed, the former Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, was the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central on the ticket of the ruling NDC.

NPP withdraws from Tamale Central by-election

YEN.com.gh reported earlier that the NPP said that it would not field a candidate in the Tamale Central by-election.

The party reportedly reached this decision following a National Steering Committee meeting held on August 11.

In a statement, it explained that it had considered the circumstances under which the seat had become vacant.

Source: YEN.com.gh