Supreme Court defers ruling on Kpandai by-election to January 28
The political future of the Kpandai constituency remains in limbo following the Supreme Court’s decision to adjourn its ruling on a critical legal challenge to January 28, 2026.
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Gabriel Pwamang, set the date for the ruling after hearing the arguments from both sides.
The court was constituted by Pwamang (Presiding), Amadu Tanko, Yoni Kulendi, Asiedu and Kwoffie JJSC.
Mr. Gary Nimako Marfo appeared for the applicant, with Mrs. Sika Abla Addo appearing for the 1st respondent, Mr. Daniel Nsala Wakpal.
Justice Amenuvor appeared for the Electoral Commission.
The courtroom was packed with a heavy presence of high-ranking officials from both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The case centres on a certiorari application filed by Mr Nyindam, the embattled NPP MP for Kpandai.
Mr Nyindam is seeking to quash a Tamale High Court ruling from November 2025, which annulled his 2024 election victory and ordered a fresh poll within 30 days.
Mr Nyindam’s legal team, led by Gary Nimako, argued that the original petition filed by the NDC’s Daniel Nsala Wakpal was fatally flawed.
They contend that the petition was submitted 32 days after the results were gazetted—well beyond the 21-day statutory limit prescribed by the 1992 Constitution. Consequently, they argue the High Court lacked the jurisdiction to even hear the case, let alone annul the results.
The initial crisis erupted when the Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Plange Brew, upheld claims of “widespread irregularities” at approximately 41 polling stations.
The court found that these discrepancies were significant enough to impact the final outcome, where Nyindam had been declared the winner with 27,647 votes (53.47%) against Wakpal’s 24,213 votes (46.33%).
Following the annulment, the Electoral Commission (EC) had initially scheduled a rerun for December 30, 2025.
However, the Supreme Court issued a stay of execution on December 16, 2025, effectively putting all electoral preparations on hold until the jurisdictional issue is resolved.
Reacting to the decision, Member of Parliament for South Dayi and Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamakpor said the NDC is confident of victory.
