The Ayawaso Council of Zongo Chiefs has warned of possible chaos if the National Democratic Congress(NDC) goes ahead to cancel the results of the Saturday primaries and order a rerun.
It will be recalled that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Majority Caucus in Parliament has called for the immediate cancellation of the just-ended Ayawaso East Constituency parliamentary primaries.
Mahama Ayariga, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business, in a statement issued on Sunday, February 8, 2026, demanded the immediate cancellation of the primary and the disqualification of candidates found to have engaged in vote buying.
According to the Majority leader’s statement, any candidate found to have engaged in the alleged unethical conduct must be disqualified.
He further reaffirms the Majority’s commitment to restoring integrity in Ghana’s politics.
However, the Ayawaso Council of Zongo Chiefs addressed journalists, argued that the election outcome reflected the delegates’ will and must be respected.
Sarki Tanko Amadu, the Vice Chairman of the Council, noted that the constituency had rallied behind the declared winner and urged NDC leaders to tread cautiously.
Sarki Tanko Amadu stated, “Nima is already united, so if they say they are going to cancel the elections, do they know what is going to happen?”
“Let us keep the result as it is. There is no election without bribery. Only God knows who is clean. Had it been another person who won, we, the chiefs, would have said the same.”
Furthermore, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives in the Ayawaso East Constituency have described the Majority Caucus in Parliament’s call for the annulment of the primary in the constituency as an insult.
According to the NDC Ayawaso East executives, none of the majority members were on the grounds during the parliamentary primary in the constituency, but they want to decide for the people of Ayawaso East.
The NDC Ayawaso East Communications Officer, Musah Ali, dismissed the majority of the demands, urging them to mind their own business.
He further stressed that they are not going to allow the Majority throw dust into the eyes of their people.
Speaking to Channel One News on Monday, February 9, Ayawaso East NDC Communications Officer, Musah Ali, stated, “The communiqué by the Majority is moot, in the sense that none of them was there. I challenge any parliamentarian to come to us and tell us that he or she was on the ground and that this is what they observed. None of them was here, yet they want to make a decision for us and impose a candidate on us.
“The call to annul the election is an insult to our integrity and that of the constituency executives. They must come with proof that the candidates indeed bought our consciences before we went to vote. They must mind their business; we won’t allow them to throw dust into the eyes of our people. they should focus on their constituencies,” he said.
Musah Ali further expressed frustration with the party’s national leadership for initiating a probe into the primary without engaging them.
“No one has come to us to complain that something went wrong in the election. So everything we are hearing is hearsay.
“The fact of the matter is that there was a clean election, and we managed to secure a candidate. As of now, the constituency is united behind the candidate until the party says otherwise,” he said.
Meanwhile, the NDC committee investigating the allegations is expected to submit its findings and recommendations by Tuesday, February 10.
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