The Minority Caucus in Parliament has challenged a High Court decision nullifying the 2024 parliamentary election results in the Kpandai Constituency and ordering a rerun, insisting the original outcome was credible and reflected the will of voters.
In a statement signed by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the Caucus said the 2024 election in Kpandai was conducted transparently, with proper collated results confirming the victory of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Mathew Nyindam, who won by 3,734 votes.
According to the Caucus, tensions arose after the NDC secured the presidential and parliamentary results.
The statement accused NPP parliamentary candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal of mobilising supporters in an attempt to disrupt the collation process in Tamale, alleging they blocked ballot boxes and damaged materials in an effort to halt the collation.
However, the Electoral Commission proceeded with the final certification and declared Nyindam the winner with 27,947 votes, while Wakpal secured 24,213 votes.
All NDC agents across the polling stations had signed the official pink sheets, the statement added.
Court Ruling Disputed
The Minority Caucus criticised the subsequent lawsuit filed by Wakpal, describing his claims as weak and focused mainly on his absence from the collation centre and clerical errors in 41 out of 152 polling stations. During the trial, the Caucus said NPP’s own witness admitted that disputed votes amounted to about 500.
“Even if the court had awarded all 500 votes to the NPP candidate, he would still have lost by more than 3,000 votes,” the statement argued.
Despite this, the Tamale High Court nullified the results and ordered a rerun a decision the Minority described as troubling and inconsistent with the evidence presented in court.
Appeal Filed
The Minority Caucus confirmed that a notice of appeal and an application for stay of execution have been filed, expressing confidence that the appellate process will restore what they describe as the true democratic will of the voters of Kpandai.
“The results reflected the choice of the people,” the statement said. “The Minority Caucus remains committed to the rule of law and believes the appellate process will restore confidence in the democratic outcome.”
Source: www.kumasimail.com
