LIVE UPDATES: Ayawaso East by-election takes place

It is voting day in the Ayawaso East Constituency of the Greater Accra Region.

This bye-election has been occasioned following the death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Naser Toure Mahama, who was a four-term legislator of the area.

Since then, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has held a primaries to elect its candidate for the election, eventually settling on Baba Jamal, a former MP for Akwatia and former High Commissioner of Ghana to Nigeria.

On the other side of the political divide, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Baba Ali Yussif received a unanimous endorsement of his party to represent them in the polls of March 3, 2026.

Other candidates, standing as independents, will also be in the race.

GhanaWeb brings you all the updates on all that's happening in the constituency, right until the final results are declared a new MP is announced.

Follow the live updates below:

“‘We expected chaos, but everything was calm’ – Voters in Ayawaso East share their experience after casting their ballots.”#ghanawebtv #GhanaWeb #news pic.twitter.com/39ElfsTL8C
— GhanaWeb (@TheGhanaWeb) March 3, 2026

‘My general impression so far is that it’s going to work out well’

- Koku Anyidoho shares his early assessment as an EC observer in the Ayawaso East by-election.

#ElectionHQ pic.twitter.com/4unuwLYW9o
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) March 3, 2026

Ayawaso East by-election: Baba Jamal will win this election; he is the most experienced and qualified to lead the constituency - Greater Accra Deputy Youth Organizer, NDC.#ElectionHQ #JoyNews pic.twitter.com/K9zCZCFvkX
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) March 3, 2026

Ayawaso East voters head to the polls today to elect a new Member of Parliament.

The by-election follows the death of the constituency’s MP, Mahama Naser Toure, in January 2026, leaving the seat vacant.#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/NLzyb0mLOR
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) March 3, 2026

PRESS RELEASE:

POLICE ASSURE PUBLIC OF ADEQUATE SECURITY FOR AYAWASO EAST BY-ELECTION ON 3RD MARCH, 2026 pic.twitter.com/eT28h84wJI
— Ghana Police Service (@GhPoliceService) March 3, 2026

Mussa Dankwah has stated that the NDC should have withdrawn from the Ayawaso East race and allowed Baba Jamal to contest as an independent candidate to demonstrate moral leadership following vote-buying allegations.#3NewsGH #TV3GH pic.twitter.com/mZxVqt17Jb
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) March 3, 2026

Baba Ali, the NPP parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso East, is present at Rashad Arabic and English School 441, Polio Center B, to cast his vote.#ChannelOneNews #AyawasoEastDecides #GhanaElections #CitiFM pic.twitter.com/WXXJebk7yk
— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) March 3, 2026

Baba Ali, the NPP parliamentary candidate for the Ayawaso East By-Election, remains confident that constituents will vote overwhelmingly in his favor in the ongoing polls.#ChannelOneNews #AyawasoEastDecides #GhanaElections pic.twitter.com/jXwyTSuq3x
— ChannelOne TV (@Channel1TVGHA) March 3, 2026

Malik Basintale storms Ayawaso East constituency with his 5k men in a powerful show of force in support of Baba Jamal ahead of the upcoming by-election.#UTVGhana pic.twitter.com/AKt6GI2cSN
— UTV Ghana (@utvghana) March 1, 2026

"Even if it's just two people that will vote, Baba Jamal will be the next MP for this constituency"

National Youth Authority CEO, Osman Ayariga expresses confidence in Baba Jamal's victory in the Ayawaso East by-election.#ElectionHQ pic.twitter.com/NJbM4lbB18
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) March 3, 2026

Ayawaso East by-election: IGP Yohuno is doing a good job... - Voter#ElectionHub #GHOneNews #EIBNetwork #GHOneTV #NewsAlert pic.twitter.com/oJ7KcyQfM2
— GHOne TV (@ghonetv) March 3, 2026

"We are here not only for the voting; we are also here to protect people going about their normal duties."

PRO of the Ghana Police Service, Supt. Juliana Obeng addresses the media during the ongoing Ayawaso East by-election.#ElectionHQ pic.twitter.com/sxO1FM1vY2
— JoyNews (@JoyNewsOnTV) March 3, 2026