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The Supreme Court, by a majority decision (4 – 1) delivered today, has quashed the ruling of the High Court in Tamale which nullified the parliamentary election results for the Kpandai Constituency.
The Supreme Court’s decision effectively upholds the election of the NPP’s Mathew Nyindam as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kpandai.
The High Court subsequently ordered a rerun of the parliamentary election. Following the judgment, the Electoral Commission (EC) scheduled the rerun for December 31, 2025.
However, the process was halted after Mr Nyindam applied to the Supreme Court, invoking its supervisory jurisdiction to quash the High Court’s ruling.
The outcome of the decision by the apex court is expected to determine whether the High Court’s order for a rerun will stand or be set aside.
Nyindam’s Argument: High Court Lacked Jurisdiction
At the heart of Mr Nyindam’s case is the argument that the Tamale High Court acted without jurisdiction because the parliamentary election petition was filed outside the mandatory 21-day statutory period required by law.
His lawyers contend that the Kpandai parliamentary election results were gazetted on December 24, 2024, triggering the timeline. On that basis, the petition filed by Mr Nsala on January 25, 2025, was time-barred and should not have been entertained.
Ghana|Atinkaonline.com|Vincent Kwofie