The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has turned down a request from Hajia Amina Adam, widow of the late Ayawaso East Member of Parliament, Nasser Toure Mahama, to undergo online vetting ahead of the party’s parliamentary primaries.
Her representatives submitted the appeal on Tuesday, January 27, citing her period of mourning and the observance of Islamic widowhood rites as reasons for seeking virtual vetting. Party executives, however, maintained that all aspirants are required to appear physically before the vetting panel.
Deputy Director of Elections of the NDC, Rashid Tanko Computer, explained that the party’s stance on virtual vetting has remained unchanged.
“Indeed, the party leadership received a request from the camp of Hajia Amina this afternoon requesting a virtual vetting. The letter came, we discussed it thoroughly and compared it to our previous activities. Our position has been very clear, it is only a candidate who is outside this country and finds it extremely difficult to come down to participate in vetting.
All candidates in the country are denied such privilege. We have never done it before,” he said on TV3’s Ghana Tonight.
He further emphasized that the FEC was unwilling to establish a precedent that could be exploited by future aspirants.
“We don’t want to create another precedent that others can rely on and say the Functional Executive has varied its decisions. Therefore, I can also apply for the opportunity to do virtual vetting,” he added.
The vetting of the five aspirants vying for the Ayawaso East parliamentary seat is scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The NDC parliamentary primaries are set for February 7, 2026, while the Electoral Commission has slated March 3, 2026, for the by-election in the constituency.
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