Deputy Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mahdi Gibril, has stated that a victory in the September 2nd by-election in the Akwatia constituency will affirm their victory in the 2024 general elections.

He explained that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) believes it won the 2024 parliamentary seat for Akwatia but that “something fishy went on,” which is why they went to court to challenge the outcome.

Mahdi Gibril stated that the NDC is fully prepared and will not compromise or be complacent in the upcoming by-election.

He was confident that, based on their preparations, the NDC will secure victory on September 2, 2025.

“We will win the seat and will confirm that our decision to challenge the outcome of the 2024 elections was not an exercise in futility,” he said. “We knew why we filed a petition in court challenging the declaration of the NPP as winners of the seat.

"We had our evidence and knew that the results declared were in error. Some polling stations recorded double votes and allowed voters to vote without any form of verification, and that was why we headed to court.”

He claimed that while the difference between the NPP and NDC in the presidential votes was 82, the parliamentary results recorded “huge and strange figures.”

Mahdi Gibril told Kwabena Agyapong, host of “Frontline” on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, that the NDC has put its preparedness plan into action and will block any activity that could undermine the integrity of the by-election.

He added that they have trained party agents and worked hard to ensure the NDC’s victory in the by-election is secured.

He further posited that the NPP, upon discovering they would lose the Akwatia by-election, strategically withdrew from the Tamale Central by-election to pressure the umbrella family to also withdraw from the Akwatia by-election. This was not done out of respect for the memory of Dr Murtal Mohammed.