Parliament has declared the Kpandai parliamentary seat vacant following a ruling by the Tamale High Court annulling the constituency’s 2024 parliamentary election results and ordering a rerun within 30 days.
This was communicated in an official letter from the Clerk to Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Ahimah Djietror, to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), in compliance with constitutional provisions governing parliamentary vacancies.
In the letter, the Clerk cited Article 112(5) of the 1992 Constitution, explaining that Parliament was duly compelled to notify the EC after being served with the court’s directive.
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“In exercise of the power conferred and the duty imposed on the Clerk to Parliament by Article 112(5), I hereby formally notify you of the occurrence of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament,” the letter stated.
“The vacancy has been occasioned by the Order of the High Court, Tamale, for a rerun of the Kpandai Parliamentary Elections, given on the 24th day of November, 2025.”
The Clerk’s notification follows Parliament’s receipt of the court’s order in the case NR/TL/HC/E13/22/25, in which the institution was listed as the fourth respondent.
Court ruling
Delivering the judgment, His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange held that substantial irregularities occurred during both the voting and collation processes, undermining the credibility and integrity of the election results.
According to the ruling, the petitioners demonstrated that the anomalies were significant enough to affect the overall outcome of the poll.
The Court therefore directed the EC to organise a fresh parliamentary election in Kpandai within 30 days, commencing from Monday, November 24, 2025.
With the declaration of vacancy now complete, attention shifts to the Electoral Commission, which is expected to release a timetable and operational details for the rerun.
Political parties are expected to re-nominate their candidates.
Background
The Kpandai constituency has historically been known for close and high-stakes parliamentary contests. In the 2024 elections, the results were disputed shortly after collation, with the NDC alleging widespread irregularities, including discrepancies in polling station figures, incomplete entries on pink sheets, and alleged procedural breaches during collation.
The petition challenging the results was subsequently filed at the Tamale High Court, where the petitioners sought to nullify the declared outcome.
After months of hearings, the court upheld the petition, concluding that the irregularities were profound and had materially impacted the final tally.
