{"id":90435,"date":"2025-08-19T19:39:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90435"},"modified":"2025-08-19T19:39:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:39:59","slug":"tamale-central-by-election-set-for-september-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=90435","title":{"rendered":"Tamale Central by-election set for September 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 23 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that a parliamentary by-election for the Tamale Central Constituency will be held on September 30, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The by-election has been necessitated by the tragic death of the sitting Member of Parliament, Murtala Muhammed Ibrahim. <\/p>\n<p>In a press release issued today, the EC stated that the vacancy triggers the constitutional requirement under Article 112 (5) to elect a new representative.<\/p>\n<p>Prospective candidates are invited to pick up their nomination forms from the Commission\u2019s website, www.ec.gov.gh, starting today, August 19, until September 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The submission of completed forms will take place at the EC\u2019s Tamale Metropolitan Office from September 8 to September 10, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm each day.<\/p>\n<p>The EC has outlined strict guidelines for the nomination process:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each candidate\u2019s form must be proposed and seconded by two registered voters in the constituency and assented to by eighteen others.<\/li>\n<li>Candidates must personally deliver their forms or have them delivered by their Proposer or Seconder.<\/li>\n<li>All forms must be submitted in quadruplicate (four copies).<\/li>\n<li>Candidates must 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src=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Election-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tamale Central by-election set for September 30\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tamale Central by-election set for September 30\">The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that a parliamentary by-election for the Tamale Central Constituency will be held on September 30, 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