By a 4–1 majority decision, the Supreme Court has overturned the ruling of the Tamale High Court which ordered a rerun of the parliamentary election in the Kpandai Constituency of the Northern Region.
Delivering a brief ruling on Tuesday, Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, who spoke for the court, stated that the full reasons for the decision would be made available on Friday, February 6, 2026.
The decision effectively affirms Mr Mathew Nyindam, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, as the validly elected Member of Parliament for Kpandai following the December 7, 2024 parliamentary election, unless the ruling is successfully challenged through a review application before an enlarged panel of the apex court.
The Supreme Court’s ruling follows two applications filed by lawyers for Mr Nyindam, led by Mr Gary Nimako Marfo, seeking to overturn the High Court’s decision.
The first application resulted in an order restraining the Electoral Commission (EC) from conducting a fresh election as directed by the High Court, while the second was a certiorari application asking the Supreme Court to quash the High Court ruling.
On November 25, 2025, the Tamale High Court annulled the parliamentary election results for Kpandai and ordered a rerun within 30 days.
The High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, held that the election was marred by widespread irregularities that materially affected the outcome.
The case was initiated by the 2024 National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Mr Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who filed a petition on December 23, 2024, challenging the EC’s declaration of Mr Nyindam as MP-elect.
Mr Wakpal alleged that the results declared by the EC were invalid due to irregularities and inconsistencies in some pink sheets.
He contended that Form 8A from 41 out of the 152 polling stations contained anomalies that violated Regulations 32(7) and 39(2) of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (CI 127).
After examining the evidence, the High Court agreed with the petitioner and ordered a fresh election.
Reacting to the High Court ruling at the time, counsel for the petitioner, Mr Nii Kpakpo, welcomed the decision and accused the EC’s district officer of unlawfully relocating the collation centre without notifying the candidates, a move he said undermined the integrity of the election.
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