Professor Alidu Seidu Mahama has indeed filed his nomination papers for the Tamale Central by-election as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate. Here are some key details about his nomination and the by-election :
Nomination Details:
Prof. Alidu Seidu Mahama filed his nomination papers at the EC office in Tamale.
He was elected as the NDC’s parliamentary candidate for the by-election, securing 840 votes out of 1,511 valid votes cast.
By-Election Background:
The Tamale Central Constituency seat became vacant following the death of the constituency’s Member of Parliament, Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, in a tragic helicopter crash on August 6.
Initially, three individuals filed to contest the by-election: Prof. Alidu Seidu Mahama (NDC), Ibrahim Mohammed Hafiz (LPG), and Alidu Mohammed Nasir-deen (PNC). However, the LPG and PNC candidates later withdrew, leaving Prof. Mahama as the sole candidate.
Election Outcome:
With no other candidates contesting, Prof. Alidu Seidu Mahama was declared the Member of Parliament-elect for Tamale Central by the Electoral Commission (EC) on September 24, 2025.
The EC cited Constitutional Instrument (CI) 127, which empowers the EC to declare an unopposed candidate duly elected .
