The Minority Caucus of Ghana’s Parliament has expressed strong objections to the Tamale High Court’s decision to nullify the 2024 parliamentary election results for the Kpandai Constituency and order a rerun within 30 days.
In a statement on Tuesday, November 24, 2025, the caucus insisted that the election was conducted transparently and that the results reflected the will of the people.
“The records show a transparent process, a credible declaration, and a result that reflected the will of the people,” the statement said.
The controversy stems from a petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who challenged the election outcome citing his absence during the final collation in Tamale and alleged clerical errors in 41 polling stations.
The Tamale High Court ruled in his favor, nullifying the results and ordering a rerun.
The Minority Caucus, however, maintains that Mathew Nyindam of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legitimately won the election by 3,734 votes, receiving 27,947 votes to Wakpal’s 24,213 votes.
“Even if the votes in contention were awarded to the NDC candidate, he would still have lost by more than 3,000 votes,” the statement added.
The caucus further detailed tensions during the collation, alleging that NDC supporters damaged some ballot boxes at the collation center and caused security concerns, which forced the Electoral Commission to move the final declaration to its regional office in Tamale.
“All NDC agents had already signed the pink sheets at every polling station across the constituency, confirming the accuracy of the results,” the statement said.
In response to the court ruling, the Minority Caucus has filed a notice of appeal and an application for a stay of execution, emphasizing that the appellate process would restore confidence in the democratic outcome.
“The Kpandai parliamentary election was conducted in a transparent and accountable manner. The results reflected the choice of the people,” the statement concluded.
The rerun, as ordered by the Tamale High Court, is set to take place within 30 days, reigniting political tensions in the constituency ahead of what is expected to be a highly competitive race.
Below is a copy of the statement
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
