The newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso East under the ticket of the NDC, Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed, has assured his constituents of a new and rebranded Ayawaso East under his leadership.
The lawmaker reiterated that his mission to pursue this goal requires collective efforts from every community member, urging them to rally behind him as he embarks on this journey.
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According to him, the rebranding requires mobilization from the streets, markets, and ghettos to ensure development.
Addressing journalists after his victory, Baba Jamal underscored that his mission to rewrite history in Ayawaso East will be bent on peace and professionalism.
“Today we are going to rewrite the history of Ayawaso East in the market, on the streets, in the ghettos, and on the bases; there is going to be a new Ayawaso. And that is why I’m here to pursue that mission to ensure that we rebrand East Ayawaso, especially Nima, with a new face of peace, development, and professionalism, and with your support and the blessings of Allah, we can achieve that,” he stated.
The former High Commissioner to Nigeria beat off competition from NPP’s Baba Ali Yussif, Liberal People’s Party (LPP) Ibrahim Iddrisu, and two other independent candidates, Mohammed Umar Sanda and David Kanor, respectively, to resume his new role.
Baba Jamal pulled 10,884 votes, while Ibrahim Iddrisu gathered 43; Baba Ali Yussif of the NPP scored 4,009 votes; and Mohammed Umar Sanda gained 1,885 votes with David Kanor securing 104 votes.
The total number of valid votes from the 118 polling stations was 16,928, while 120 were confirmed as rejected ballots by the electoral officer.
