EC Sets Date For Tamale Central Constituency By-Election

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced September 30 to hold a by-election in the Tamale Central Constituency.

The seat has been rendered vacant after the death of Hon. Murtala Muhammed Ibrahim in a helicopter crash on August 6, 2025.

In a statement, it said, “In accordance with Article 112 (5) of the Constitution, as amended, the Electoral Commission will hold a By-Election in the Constituency on Tuesday, 30th September, 2025.”

Prospective Candidates for the Election are directed to proceed to the Tamale Metropolitan Office of the Commission from September 8, 2025, to September 10, 2025, after downloading and filling out the Nomination Forms from the Commission’s website (www.ec.gov.gh) from August 19, 2025, to September 10, 2025.

The EC directed a prospective Candidate to personally deliver or cause to be delivered on his/her behalf, by either the Proposer or Seconder of his/her Nomination, the completed Nomination Forms to the Returning Officer at the Tamale Metropolitan Office of the Commission on the dates and times stated above.

“The Nomination Forms for each Candidate shall be witnessed by the signature or mark of two registered voters as Proposer and Seconder, and supported by eighteen other registered voters in the Constituency as assenting to the Nominations.

“The Nomination Forms shall also be endorsed with the Candidate’s consent to the Nomination. A Candidate shall at the time of submitting his/her completed Nomination Forms, provide the Returning Officer with two (2) copies of a recent postcard (bust-sized) photograph against a red background, showing his/her full face and ears.”

The filing fee is set at GHC10,000.00 per Candidate; however, the filing fee for female candidates and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) is GHC7,500.00.

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