Alidu Mahama Seidu, a senior lecturer in political science at the University of Ghana, emerged as the parliamentary candidate for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Tamale Central, following a tightly contested primary held Saturday.
Prof. Seidu secured 840 votes, outpacing 11 other contenders—including three women—in a special election organized in the wake of the sudden death of incumbent MP Alhaji Murtala Muhammed, who perished in a helicopter crash last month that also claimed seven other lives.
The primary, held at the Alhaji Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium, was marked by high turnout and orderly proceedings, as party delegates cast ballots to select a successor who will carry the NDC banner into the 2028 general elections.
Prof. Seidu’s commanding lead prompted swift concessions from his rivals, several of whom publicly congratulated him moments after the Electoral Commission confirmed the result.
The race underscores the NDC’s strategic pivot in a key constituency ahead of what analysts expect to be a fiercely competitive national contest.
