Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, has been forced to resign immediately by President John Dramani Mahama due to claims that he manipulated voters during Saturday’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) Ayawaso East parliamentary primary.
Following controversies surrounding the constituency primary in which Baba Jamal ran and was proclaimed the winner, the presidency released a statement on the evening of February 7, 2026, announcing the directive.
Some voters said they received television sets from a candidate in multiple interviews with the media.
In his own interview, Baba Jamal responded that he did not see anything wrong with giving gifts, stating that he had done it numerous times and that he thus did not think it was immoral if such things were distributed on Saturday.
The Presidency claims that claims that certain delegates were coerced during the party’s internal election served as the impetus for the recall.
According to the statement, which was signed by Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Baba Jamal was the only active public official among the several candidates that were accused.
According to the statement, Baba Jamal was the only active public official among the candidates who were accused of vote buying, even though the accusations were made against a number of them.
The recall is effective immediately, and the Foreign Affairs Minister has been instructed to start the administrative and diplomatic processes required to carry out the order.
Social media footage purportedly demonstrating delegates getting 32-inch television sets that were allegedly provided by Baba Jamal’s campaign team sparked the uproar.
Source: newsthemegh.com