The Tamale High Court has ordered a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election, instructing that a fresh poll be conducted within 30 days. The ruling, delivered by His Lordship Emmanuel Brew Plange, stems from a legal challenge to the 2024 parliamentary results in the constituency.
The petition, filed by former Member of Parliament and National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal, contested the election of Matthew Nyindam as MP. Mr. Wakpal argued that the December 7 parliamentary election was invalid, citing irregularities and inconsistencies in FORM 8A — the Statement of Polls for the Office of Member of Parliament (Pink Sheet) under Regulations 32(7) and 39(2) — across 41 of the 152 polling stations in the constituency.
He stated: “The parliamentary election held in the Kpandai constituency on 7th December 2024 was not conducted in compliance with Regulations 39 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (CI 127) and the principles laid down by Regulations 39, and that the said non-compliance affected the results of the elections.
“The declaration and publication of the parliamentary election results held in the Kpandai constituency on 7th December 2024 were not made in compliance with Regulations 43 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I 127) and the principles laid down by Regulations 43, and that the said non-compliance affected the entire results of the parliamentary elections in the Kpandai constituency.”
Wakpal therefore sought an order setting aside the declared results affecting the 41 polling stations. He further requested: “An order directed at the 2nd and 3rd respondents to conduct a re-run of the parliamentary elections in the affected 41 polling stations out of the 152 polling stations in the Kpandai constituency on a date determined by the court.”
In his judgment, Justice Plange upheld the petition and ordered the Electoral Commission to organise a new election to determine the rightful winner.
Source: Shawana Yussif
