The Minority Caucus in Parliament has strongly criticised a letter that declared the Kpandai parliamentary seat vacant, insisting that the move is premature and unlawful.
The Minority argued that the letter sent to the Electoral Commission (EC) by the Clerk to Parliament acted without proper constitutional basis, since the status of the Kpandai seat remains the subject of an internal New Patriotic Party (NPP) dispute and not an issue of parliamentary vacancy.
On December 4, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament formally notified the EC that the Kpandai seat is vacant — a constitutional step under Article 112(5) of the 1992 Constitution, following the court order.
“In exercise of the power conferred and the duty imposed on the Clerk to Parliament by Article 112(5) as amended, of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, as amended, I, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Clerk to Parliament, do hereby formally notify you of the occurrence of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament, occasioned by the Order of the High Court, Tamale, for a rerun of the Kpandai Parliamentary Elections, given on the 24th day of November, 2025,” the letter read.
The notification triggers the process for organising a rerun election in the constituency.
There had been a fierce debate in Parliament about whether the seat could be declared vacant immediately after the court ruling.
However, the Minority led by the Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, read an urgent statement on the floor of Parliament, indicating that the act by the House amounts to selectivity of justice.
The Minority clad in black to Parliament described the action by the Clerk to Parliament and the Majority as a violation of democratic principles.
According to the Minority, the matter in question was ruled on by the Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Bart-Plange Brew, who granted the relief sought by the plaintiff — a decision which, after the 21-day period, renders the seat vacant.
The Minority, however, insists that the decision by the court is untenable.
They noted that they had informed the House that processes had been filed in both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and that these had been duly served on the Speaker.
