The Supreme Court of Ghana has set Wednesday, January 28, 2026, to deliver its ruling on an application contesting the High Court’s annulment of the 2024 Kpandai parliamentary election.
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Gabriel Pwamang, set the date following the hearing of arguments from both sides in the case.
The courtroom was filled with top officials from both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), while Members of Parliament also attended in solidarity, as the fate of NPP MP Matthew Nyindam hangs in the balance.
The case revolves around a certiorari application filed by Mr Nyindam, who is seeking to overturn a November 2025 ruling by the Tamale High Court that annulled his 2024 election victory and ordered a fresh poll within 30 days.
Nyindam’s legal team, led by Gary Nimako, argued that the original petition by NDC candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal was filed 32 days after the election results were gazetted—beyond the 21-day limit set by the 1992 Constitution. They contend that this made the High Court’s ruling invalid due to lack of jurisdiction.
The Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Plange Brew, had annulled Nyindam’s victory citing “widespread irregularities” at 41 polling stations. The discrepancies were deemed significant enough to have affected the outcome, in which Nyindam had initially 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) scheduled a rerun for December 30, 2025. However, the Supreme Court issued a stay of execution on December 16, 2025, pausing all electoral preparations until the jurisdictional issue is resolved.
As January 28 approaches, political observers are keenly watching the apex court, aware that its decision will determine the future representation of Kpandai in Parliament.
