The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the Kpandai Constituency parliamentary election will be rerun on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
This follows a ruling by the Tamale High Court on Monday, November 24, 2025, directing that the election be conducted again within thirty days.
The Commission also confirmed receipt of an official notice from the Clerk to Parliament on Monday, 8th December 2025, declaring the Kpandai parliamentary seat vacant.
The rerun will feature only the three candidates who contested the 2024 parliamentary election in the constituency.
Fred Tetteh, Deputy Director of the Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation Department of the Electoral Commission, made the announcement and urged the public to note the new election date.
The Commission reiterated its commitment to conducting a transparent and credible electoral process in compliance with the court’s orders.
Earlier, the Minority in Parliament issued a stern warning that government business will continue to stall until the dispute over the Kpandai parliamentary seat is resolved.
Minority Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh had earlier addressed the House in a formal statement, after which the Caucus broke into persistent chants that disrupted proceedings, forcing two brief suspensions and prompting Speaker Alban Bagbin to assume the chair.
His presence did little to calm tensions, as the Minority demanded the immediate withdrawal of the notice to the EC and an adjournment of business until the following day.
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga rejected the call for adjournment, insisting that the House had work to do “with or without” the cooperation of the Minority.
During the heated exchanges, Annoh-Dompreh declared: “You can say whatever you want to say, but let me make it very clear to you — you cannot scare me. Whatever I want to say, I’ll say. What can you do?”
The Minority maintained that government business cannot proceed smoothly while the Kpandai seat remains declared vacant.
“For the record, we want to make it very clear to you that you cannot scare anybody here. And until Kpandai is resolved, government business will suffer,” the Whip stressed.
The Caucus also insisted the Speaker erred in declaring the seat vacant based on a Tamale High Court ruling that annulled the election of NPP MP Matthew Nyindam, arguing that the declaration should have awaited the outcome of an appeal.
“We are not doing any business, and we will not cooperate with you until Kpandai is resolved. Government business will suffer, and that is the point,” he said.
