By Francis Kobena Tandoh Ghana’s Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in the long-running electoral dispute over the Kpandai parliamentary seat on Wednesday. By a 4–1 majority, the apex court quashed the Tamale High Court decision that had annulled the 2024 election results and ordered a rerun. In doing so,Continue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on January 28, 2026, on whether to quash the High Court judgment that annulled the 2024 parliamentary result for Kpandai in the Northern Region. The five-member panel, comprising Justices Gabriel Pwamang, Omoro Tanko, Yonny Kulendi, Samuel Asiedu and HenryContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Renowned academic, Prof. Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar, has observed that a parliamentary seat becomes vacant only after a full judicial process has run its course, according to a write-up on Thursday. According to him, Article 99 of the 1992 Constitution of theContinue Reading
Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh, late Tuesday, called on Parliament to immediately withdraw the official letter notifying the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the Kpandai Constituency, describing the action as unlawful and procedurally flawed. Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Annoh-Dompreh stressed that the letter signed by theContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Caucus in Parliament late Tuesday adopted a position to disrupt government business over disagreement with the decision of the House to declare the Kpandai Constituency seat vacant following a Tamale High Court decision. The Minority, clad in black, had refused toContinue Reading
Francis Kobena Tandoh Parliament has officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the House following a Tamale High Court order for a rerun of the 2024 Kpandai Parliamentary Election, according to a letter on Monday. According to the letter dated December 4, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament,Continue Reading
