BREAKING: Supreme Court Suspends Kpandai Rerun
Ruling halts Kpandai rerun as Supreme Court reviews legality of High Court annulment
- Supreme Court halts Kpandai parliamentary election rerun pending review
- NPP MP argues High Court acted beyond its jurisdiction in nullifying December 2024 results
- Case adjourned to January 13, 2026, for further consideration by the apex court
The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency and directed that the legal team of NPP candidate Matthew Nyindam serve court documents on the NDC candidate via substituted service.
The ruling, issued on Tuesday, follows an application by Nyindam challenging the Tamale High Court’s annulment of the December 7, 2024, parliamentary election results. The case has been adjourned to January 13, 2026, for further hearing.
Nyindam is asking the Supreme Court to review and overturn the High Court’s judgment, arguing that it wrongly assumed jurisdiction over the election petition. The original petition was filed by NDC candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who contested the 2024 election outcome.
Nyindam contends that the petition was invalid from the start and that all related proceedings should be nullified. He argues that the High Court acted beyond its legal authority, committing fundamental errors that warrant Supreme Court intervention through judicial review.
Following the High Court ruling, the NPP applied for a stay of execution to prevent the Electoral Commission and the NDC from taking steps to enforce the annulment, including conducting a rerun, until the Supreme Court delivers a decision.
The Supreme Court’s suspension preserves the current status while it considers the substantive issues raised in Nyindam’s application.
