NPP retains seat as Supreme Court cancels Kpandai rerun order

The Supreme Court has quashed a High Court judgment which annulled the Matthew Nyindam election, as Member of Parliament for Kpandai.

The court, by a majority decision (4–1) delivered on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, has quashed the ruling of the High Court in Tamale, which nullified the parliamentary election results for the Kpandai Constituency.

The apex court held that the Tamale High Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the election petition filed by the defeated NDC parliamentary candidate, as the petition was presented outside the mandatory statutory time limit.

This followed a judicial review application filed by Lawyer Gary Nimako, Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Consequently, the proposed parliamentary election rerun in Kpandai will not take place.

The Supreme Court’s decision effectively upholds the election of the NPP’s Matthew Nyindam as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kpandai.

This implies that the opposition party has all 87 of its seats in the House intact

EC sets December 30 for Kpandai parliamentary election rerun

The Supreme Court, in December 2025, ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend all proceedings and activities related to the Kpandai parliamentary rerun, pending the final determination of a case before the court.

The Electoral Commission, after a notification from Parliament that the Kpandai seat was vacant, had set December 30, 2025, for a rerun of the election.

The Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, annulled the 2024 parliamentary election results for Kpandai and ordered a fresh poll within 30 days, following a successful legal challenge.

The petition was filed by the NDC candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who alleged that the December 7, 2024, election was marred by serious irregularities.

He claimed inconsistencies in Form 8A (the “pink sheet”) from 41 polling stations out of 152, arguing that these breaches violated Regulations 39 and 43 of the Public Elections Regulations (CI 127).

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