The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Tamale Central, Professor Alidu Seidu Mahama, has been officially declared Member of Parliament-elect by the Electoral Commission.

This follows the closure of an extended deadline for filing nominations for the by-election, which passed at 5:00 PM on Sunday, September 21, with no other political parties or independent candidates stepping forward to contest the seat.

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In a video shared by 3news on its Facebook page on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission in the Tamale Central Constituency, Muniru Musa, said he was making the declaration in accordance with CI 127.

He explained that following the expiration of the 10-day window after the initial withdrawal by the PNC and LPG from the by-election in the constituency, Prof Mahama was the only candidate who remained nominated.

“… In line with CI 127, the Electoral Commission reopened nominations for another 10 days. Those 10 days elapsed only the day before yesterday on Sunday. At his stands, it means that only Professor Alidu Seidu Mahama stands nominated and according to the CI 127 which reads ‘where a time allow for delivery of nomination (sic) process has ended and on the day before the elections, only one candidate stands nominated, the candidate shall be declared elected.

“In view of this, I, Muniru Musa, Returning Officer for the Tamale Central constituency, in working with CI 127, hereby declare Professor Alidu Seidu Mahama as the MP-elect for the Tamale Central constituency,” he declared.

The Tamale Central by-election followed the demise of its former MP, Dr Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, who, along with seven others, perished in a fatal helicopter crash on August 6, 2025, in the line of duty.

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When officially sworn into Parliament, Prof Alidu's Tamale Central seat will send the tally of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to 185 seats, as against the New Patriotic Party's 87.

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