MY MOTHER’S VISION HAVE COME TRUE – Baba Jamal As He Heads Back To Parliament

The Ayawaso East MP-elect secured victory in the by-election with 10,884 votes, defeating the NPP’s Yussif Ali Baba, who polled 4,009 votes. But for him, the numbers tell only part of the story.

“I want to thank the Almighty Allah for giving us this victory,” he said in an interview after he was declared the winner.

He was quick to shift the focus away from himself. “I want to state that this victory is not for me, Baba Jamal alone, it’s for the good people of Ayawaso East.”

At the heart of the moment was his mother, Mimi. “Let me state that I dedicate this victory to my 93-year-old mother, Mimi, for promising to support me and ensuring that one day I will go back to Parliament.”

He described the outcome as the realisation of her vision. “Today, her vision and wish have come true. And I thank Allah for her life, and I dedicate this victory to her.”

He also acknowledged the personal toll the journey has taken on his immediate family.

He thanked his wife and children “for the spirit of endurance that they’ve gone through since I made this project my vision to go back to Parliament.”

He added, “I know they’ve gone through a lot, and I thank them for standing beside me and supporting me all this time.”

Beyond family, he extended gratitude to the NDC hierarchy.

“I want to also give special thanks to the national executives of NDC, the chairman and the General Secretary.”

He also thanked the Greater Accra regional executives, the constituency executives of Ayawaso East and “my people from Akwatia who came in their numbers to support me for this project.”