Ghana: Supreme Court Suspends Kpandai Election Rerun

Ghana: Supreme Court Suspends Kpandai Election Rerun

By a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the upcoming parliamentary re-run election in Kpandai, Northern Region.

Tanko-Computer Dismisses Kpandai Rerun Cancellation, Vows Continued NDC Campaign

Rashid Tanko-Computer, the Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has asserted that the party will not retreat from its ground operations in the Kpandai Constituency, insisting that the Supreme Court has only suspended the scheduled parliamentary rerun rather than cancelling it entirely. His remarks follow a dramatic intervention by the nation’s apex court, which ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to h…

Supreme Court suspends Kpandai election rerun

By a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the upcoming parliamentary re-run election in Kpandai, Northern Region. The court presided over by Justice Gabriel Scott- Pwamang said it has to determine a pending certiorari application filed by Matthew Nyindam, the New Patriotic Party Parliamentary candidate before the election could be conducted. The Supreme Court also directed the legal team of Matthew Nyindam to serve Court proce…

Supreme Court Stops EC from Proceeding with Kpandai Rerun

The Supreme Court has directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend all plans for a parliamentary rerun election in the Kpandai constituency while it considers a judicial review application challenging the annulment of the 2024 election results. The order was issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, after the court ruled that the applicant, NPP parliamentary candidate Matthew Nyindam, had made a strong preliminary case. Nyindam is contesting a …

Supreme Court Blocks Kpandai Rerun Pending Certiorari Application

The Supreme Court has by a unanimous decision suspended the rerun of the Kpandai constituency parliamentary election pending the determination of an application filed by Matthew Nyindam challenging the decision of a High Court in Tamale which ordered the rerun. This, according to the court is to ensure that the court is not overreached by the rerun pending the application which discloses prima facie. Meanwhile, the court has granted an applicati…

Supreme Court Halts Kpandai Parliamentary Rerun Pending Judicial Review

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/supreme-court-halts-kpandai-parliamentary-rerun-pending-judicial-review/The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend all arrangements toward a parliamentary rerun election in the Kpandai constituency, pending the final determination of a judicial review application challenging a High Court decision that annulled the …