Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mohammed Baba Jamal Ahmed, has emphasised that his decision to contest the Ayawaso East National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary is driven by a desire to serve, not a personal interest.
Baba Jamal is one of six aspirants who have picked nomination forms to contest the primary ahead of the March 3 by-election, following the death of the constituency’s Member of Parliament, Mahama Naser Toure.
Speaking to journalists after filing his nomination, he appealed to delegates to consider his experience and capacity to bring what he described as meaningful development to the constituency.
“Tomorrow, there will be vetting for all the candidates who have presented their documents. Those who think and continue to ask why Baba Jamal is coming back and leaving Nigeria as a High Commissioner to take the title of Honourable. Let me make it clear, my motivation is to serve not materialistic; it is humanism and service to the people.
“I believe that my service here will be more useful to my people and also to the nation, even more than my service in Nigeria, not because I don’t regard my position in Nigeria. I hold it in high esteem. When duty calls where you are needed more, you need to respond to it,” he said.
Baba Jamal will contest the NDC ticket against Hajia Amina Adam, the widow of the late Ayawaso East MP, along with four other candidates, ahead of the constituency’s by-election on March 3.
