An aspiring National Organizer for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Kwadwo Yeboah, also known as Nana Kay, has proposed that the Electoral Commission (EC) not waste time or resources conducting the Tamale Central by-election.
The young politician, who is also a communication team member and a member of the party’s election directorate, said it would not make financial and political sense for the EC to hold an election where only one candidate participates.
According to him, the NPP has officially withdrawn from the race in honor of the late Dr. Murtala Mohammed, who was one of the seven people who died in the tragic helicopter crash that occurred on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
Speaking in an interview on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, he argued that so far, only the NDC has expressed interest in the contest, with no other party or independent candidate showing any interest.
He believes it would be more prudent for the EC to declare the NDC’s candidate as the MP-elect instead of wasting resources organizing a by-election with only one candidate competing.
He also proposed a law that will make it mandatory for the EC to use this approach in any election with only one candidate competing.
“With the Tamale Central by-election, the main contender, the NPP, has withdrawn from the race. I have not heard that any other party or independent candidate has expressed interest, and so I find no wisdom or financial sense in why the EC should waste resources organizing an election with just one candidate competing. If we have to review the law to make it mandatory for the EC to use this approach and declare the sole candidate the winner, then we must do it. That is my opinion,” he stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
