The Minority in Parliament has strongly criticised the Tamale High Court’s directive for a full re-run of the Kpandai parliamentary election, describing the ruling as a troubling precedent that could encourage electoral disruption and undermine democratic stability.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, addressing journalists on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, said the decision to void results from all 152 polling stations created a “perverse incentive” for political actors to trigger chaos in future elections.
He argued that the ruling rewarded disorder rather than evidence-based justice, calling it a “recipe for electoral anarchy.”
According to him, the court’s November 24 order issued by Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew amounted to an extraordinary judicial overreach, with far-reaching political and constitutional implications.
He questioned why the judge opted for a total re-run instead of addressing irregularities limited to 41 polling stations, insisting the decision unjustly nullified legitimate votes from the remaining 111 stations where no wrongdoing was alleged.
Mr Afenyo-Markin maintained that the sitting MP, Matthew Nyindam, remained the lawful representative for Kpandai until all appeal processes were exhausted, adding that the Minority would resist any attempt to prevent him from serving his constituents.
He also criticised the absence of a full written judgment accompanying the order, describing the approach as irregular and irresponsible given the national significance of the case. He warned that disenfranchising thousands of innocent voters amounted to an assault on their constitutional rights under Article 42.
The Minority Leader further signalled the caucus’s readiness to support additional constitutional action, including escalation to the Supreme Court, should the ruling be found to contravene the 1992 Constitution.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
