The High Court has ordered a re-run of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days, a decision that sparked massive jubilation among supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The ruling, delivered by His Lordship Emmanuel Brew Plange, nullified the previous results in December 2024 and directed that voters in Kpandai Constituency return to the polls.
Reacting to the verdict, the NDC’s Deputy Director of Elections, Rashid Tanko, popularly known as Computer, expressed profound gratitude to the court for “giving the people of Kpandai justice.”
According to him, the judgment confirms the NDC’s long-standing position that certain electoral officers attempted to manipulate the will of the people.
“We have said it several times that some crooked electoral officers are bent on stealing the people’s mandate, and today one of them has been fully exposed,” he stated.
Rashid Tanko asserted that the Kpandai seat rightfully belonged to the NDC in the 2024 elections but was “rigged through fraudulent collusion.” He accused both compromised officers and their political collaborators of orchestrating an outcome that did not reflect the true votes.
He cited the provisions of CI 127, particularly Regulation 43 (1A–H), which outlines the proper procedure for collating parliamentary results.
“Collation is done using Forms 1C and 1D, you assemble all polling station results on Form 1C, transfer them to Form 1D, and then declare. But this was never done. They simply gathered themselves, ran to Tamale, cooked results, and announced a fake MP,” he alleged.
Tanko emphasized that the NDC chose the lawful route to reclaim what he described as a stolen mandate.
“We are the most lawful political party in Ghana. We followed due process, and today the courts have delivered the correct verdict,” he said.
Delivering a strong warning to the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Rashid Tanko urged them not to contest the upcoming by-election if they wished to maintain any respect among Ghanaians.
“I want to appeal to our opponents: do not come for the re-run. If you do, we will hand you a heavy defeat. If you want to save your remaining dignity before the people of Ghana, just stay away,” he declared.
He assured the people of Kpandai that the NDC was ready to “win the seat decisively” and deliver effective representation.
“We will ensure victory for the NDC, and we will give the people of Kpandai the proper representation they deserve,” he concluded.
