The Supreme Court has directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to halt all preparations for a parliamentary rerun election in the Kpandai constituency until a judicial review application challenging the annulment of the 2024 results is finally determined.
The order was issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, after the court found that the applicant, NPP parliamentary candidate Matthew Nyindam, had established a prima facie case in seeking to overturn the Tamale High Court’s November 24, 2025 judgment, which annulled his election.
Following the High Court ruling, the EC had indicated plans to conduct a rerun. However, the Supreme Court’s intervention now suspends these arrangements.
During the hearing, Nyindam’s counsel, Gary Nimako Marfo, informed the court that the first interested party—the NDC candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal—had not been formally served with the judicial review application. He requested substituted service.
After deliberation, a five-member panel led by Justice Pwamang, alongside Justices Kulendi, Tanko, Samuel Asiedu, and Henry Kwofie, granted the request. The court ordered that service on the NDC candidate be effected by posting the processes at his residence in Kpandai, placing notices on the boards of the High Court in Tamale and the District Court in Kpandai, and sending the documents via WhatsApp to a verified phone number. The court stipulated that the notices remain posted for seven days, after which service would be considered effective.
The Supreme Court also instructed the EC, represented in court by Justin Amenuvor, to suspend all arrangements for the rerun election until the judicial review is concluded. The case has been adjourned to January 13, 2026.
