The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend all preparations for a parliamentary rerun in the Kpandai constituency, pending the final determination of a judicial review challenging a High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 election results.

The order was issued on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, after the court found that the applicant, NPP parliamentary candidate Matthew Nyindam, had established a prima facie case in his bid to quash the judgment delivered by the Tamale High Court on November 24, 2025. The High Court had annulled Nyindam’s election following a petition filed by NDC candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal, prompting the EC to announce plans for a rerun. The Supreme Court’s intervention now halts those plans.

At the hearing, Nyindam’s counsel, Gary Nimako Marfo, informed the court that the first interested party, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, had not been formally served with the judicial review application. He therefore requested substituted service. After deliberations, the five-member panel, led by Justice Pwamang and including Justices Kulendi, Tanko, Samuel Asiedu, and Henry Kwofie, granted the request.

The court ordered that service on the NDC candidate be effected by posting the processes at his residence in Kpandai, placing notices on the High Court in Tamale and the District Court in Kpandai, and sending the documents via WhatsApp to a verified phone number. The notices are to remain posted for seven days, after which service will be considered effective.

The Supreme Court also directed the EC, represented by Justin Amenuvor, to suspend all preparations for the rerun election until the matter is finally heard and determined. The case has been adjourned to January 13, 2026.

The dispute arises from an election petition filed by the NDC candidate at the Tamale High Court, which led to the annulment of Nyindam’s parliamentary win. Nyindam subsequently approached the Supreme Court, arguing that the High Court lacked jurisdiction because the petition was filed outside the 21-day constitutional window for challenging parliamentary election results.

According to Nyindam, the results were gazetted on December 24, 2024, but the petition was filed on January 25, 2025, making it statute-barred.

The Supreme Court’s decision to suspend the rerun preserves the status quo while it considers the legality of the High Court proceedings.