Accra, Jan. 28, 2026 – The Supreme Court has set aside a decision of the Tamale High Court that ordered a re-run of the parliamentary election in the Kpandai Constituency.
In a 4–1 majority decision, with Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, who presided over the panel, dissenting, the apex court quashed the order of certiorari granted by the Tamale High Court (Commercial Division) on November 24, 2025.
“All consequential orders are equally quashed,” the court ruled, adding that it would deliver its full reasons for the decision on February 6, 2026.
The decision follows an application filed by Mr Nyindam seeking to invoke the Supreme Court’s supervisory jurisdiction to set aside the High Court’s ruling on the grounds of jurisdictional error.
The court upheld his application, effectively restoring his election as Member of Parliament.
It also struck out applications seeking the suspension of the Kpandai parliamentary election, filed on December 12, 2025, as well as a contempt application and other related processes, after they were withdrawn by Mr Gary Nimako Marfo, lawyer for Mr Nyindam.
Mr Nyindam, the Member of Parliament for Kpandai, had invoked the Supreme Court’s supervisory jurisdiction, arguing that the Tamale High Court committed a jurisdictional error in entertaining the election petition.
Through his lawyer, he sought a judicial review in the nature of certiorari to quash the High Court judgment which annulled his parliamentary election.
His case was that the Tamale High Court wrongly assumed jurisdiction over a petition filed by Mr Daniel Nsala Wakpai, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, who was challenging the December 7, 2024 parliamentary election results in the constituency.
The petition was filed on January 25, 2025, 32 days after the results were published and gazetted on December 24, 2024.
On November 24, 2025, the Tamale High Court annulled the entire results of the Kpandai parliamentary election and ordered a re-run within 30 days.
Speaking to journalists after the Supreme Court ruling, Mr Rashid Tanko Computer, Deputy Director of Elections of the NDC, said the party respected the decision of the court but disagreed with it.
He said the NDC would study the ruling and consider applying for a review.
Mr Nimako Marfo, however, said his client remained the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kpandai and urged the NDC to abandon plans for a review.
Mr Nyindam thanked God for the victory and said he was returning to Parliament to serve his constituents.
Source: GNA