8 d. ago Legal Experts Debate Nyindam Status as Supreme Court Suspends Rerun

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/legal-experts-debate-nyindam-status-as-supreme-court-suspends-rerun/Legal experts remain divided on Matthew Nyindam’s status as Kpandai Member of Parliament following the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend a planned parliamentary rerun, with arguments centering on statutory timelines and constitutional procedure. Lawyer Gary Nimako Marfo asserted that Nyindam remains the duly elected MP, citing the National Democratic Congress’s failure to comply with PNDC […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/legal-experts-debate-nyindam-status-as-supreme-court-suspends-rerun/

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9 d. ago Supreme Court step in Kpandai case highlights procedural oversight — Tuah

Former Deputy Attorney General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has expressed surprise that it took an intervention by the Supreme Court to halt preparations for the Kpandai parliamentary rerun, despite ongoing legal challenges to the High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 election. Speaking on JoyNews’ Newsfile programme on Saturday, December 20, Tuah-Yeboah said the decision to proceed […]

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1 week ago Ghana Supreme Court pause on Kpandai parliamentary rerun forces a high

The Supreme Court of Ghana’s intervention on December 16 has effectively traded immediate electoral action for a high-stakes test of the country’s constitutional hierarchy. This move introduces a definitive pause in a crisis that was rapidly outpacing its legal boundaries. The judicial stay suspends all Electoral Commission activities, shifting the conflict’s resolution from a potential year-end ballot to a pivotal legal review scheduled for January 13, 2026.

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1 week ago Supreme Court’s halt of Kpandai rerun prevents bigger complications – Prof. Osae

Professor John Osae-Kwapong, Democracy and development fellow at the Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana (CDD-Ghana), has welcomed the Supreme Court’s order directing the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend preparations for the Kpandai parliamentary election rerun, describing the intervention as a necessary step to avoid procedural complications. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show, Professor Osae-Kwapong said the constitutional questions raised in the case made it appropriate for the apex court to step in.

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1 week ago Supreme Court slams EC officials for absenteeism in critical Kpandai re

The Supreme Court criticised the leadership of the Electoral Commission (EC) today, Tuesday, December 16, expressing displeasure over the failure of the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, and her deputies, Dr. Bossman Asare and Samuel Tettey...

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1 week ago Supreme Court order only suspends Kpandai rerun, does not reinstate Nyindam – Defeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has clarified that the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency does not restore the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Matthew Nyindam, to Parliament.

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1 week ago Kpandai: Supreme Court’s decision to suspend rerun surprising but fair – Justice Abdullai

Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Law School, Justice Abdulai, has described the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the parliamentary rerun in the Kpandai constituency as a prudent and fair move, despite its surprising timing. He said the apex court’s injunction was justified and prevents a potential waste of state resources. The […]

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1 week ago Supreme Court Halts Kpandai Parliamentary Rerun Pending Judicial Review

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/supreme-court-halts-kpandai-parliamentary-rerun-pending-judicial-review/The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend all arrangements toward a parliamentary rerun election in the Kpandai constituency, pending the final determination of a judicial review application challenging a High Court decision that annulled the 2024 results. The order was issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, after the court held that […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Attractive Mustapha, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/supreme-court-halts-kpandai-parliamentary-rerun-pending-judicial-review/

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1 week ago NPP hails Supreme Court suspension of Kpandai rerun as upholding rule of law

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency, saying it reinforces respect for legal processes and the rule of law. Speaking to Joy News, Evans Nimako, Director of Elections for the NPP, stressed that the law must take precedence when election results are contested.

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1 week ago Supreme Court suspends Kpandai rerun pending determination of Nyindam’s application

The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of the planned parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai constituency and directed the legal team of New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate, Mathew Nyindam, to serve court processes on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate through substituted service. The apex court issued the order on Tuesday after hearing an application filed by Mr Nyindam, who is challenging the decision of the Tamale High Court that annulled the December 7, 2024 parliamentary election in the constituency. The court subsequently adjourned the matter to January 13, 2026, for further hearing.

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1 week ago NPP’s Awal Mohammed backs Supreme court bid to quash Kpandai election ruling

Awal Mohammed, a communications member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has described proceedings at the Tamale High Court that annulled the Kpandai parliamentary election as fundamentally flawed, arguing that the election petition was filed outside the constitutionally required timeframe. Speaking on Joy FM’s AM Show, Awal Mohammed said the controversy centres on the interpretation of CI 127, which mandates that an election petition must be filed within 21 days from the date a parliamentary result is gazetted. According to him, the petition filed at the High Court breached this requirement and should therefore be struck out.

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1 week ago Supreme Court to hear Nyindam’s application to overturn Kpandai election ruling today

The Supreme Court will today, Tuesday, December 16, consider an application challenging the decision of the Tamale High Court that set aside the results of the Kpandai parliamentary election.

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1 week ago Kpandai: If SC ruling goes against us, Ghana’s laws have stopped working – NPP’s Haruna Mohammed

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Haruna Mohammed, has warned that an unfavourable ruling by the Supreme Court in the Kpandai parliamentary dispute would signal a breakdown in the rule of law in Ghana.

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1 week ago Supreme Court will dismiss Kpandai case; it lacks merit – NDC’s Tanko Computer

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is confident that an application filed at the Supreme Court challenging the High Court decision on the Kpandai parliamentary seat will be dismissed.

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2 w. ago Kpandai election impasse: Abraham Amaliba urges Supreme Court intervention

Managing Director of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), Abraham Amaliba, has called for the Supreme Court to step in to clarify the legal uncertainty surrounding the disputed parliamentary election in the Kpandai Constituency.

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2 w. ago High Court ruling on Kpandai will stand unless overturned by Supreme Court

The Member of Parliament for Berekum West, Dickson Kyere-Duah, says the decision by Parliament to notify the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the Kpandai Constituency is simply a constitutional requirement and will remain in force unless a higher court reverses the ruling. Speaking on the AM Show, he explained that the High Court’s decision ordering a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in Kpandai must be respected by all parties, including Parliament and the EC.

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3 w. ago We were within time – Dafeamekpor defends NDC’s case as Kpandai battle hits Supreme Court

Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Etse Dafeamekpor, has defended the timing of the NDC’s election petition in the Kpandai parliamentary dispute.

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3 w. ago Nyindam suffered ‘substantial miscarriage of justice’; SC must correct it – NPP

New Patriotic Party’s Director of Legal Affairs, Gary Nimako Marfo, has defended the Kpandai MP, Matthew Nyindam's motion filed at the Supreme Court to quash the High Court’s election annulment.

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