Electoral Commission (EC) said on Wednesday it will hold a rerun of the Kpandai Constituency parliamentary election on 30 December, following a High Court ruling ordering the poll within 30 days.
The EC announced the date in a press release, noting that the seat had become vacant after the Clerk to Parliament formally notified the commission of the occurrence of a vacancy. The rerun will be contested only by the three candidates who stood in the 2024 parliamentary election.
The announcement follows a legal challenge by Daniel Nsala Wakpal, the 2024 National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Kpandai, who filed a contempt suit against EC Chair Jean Mensa.
Wakpal alleged that the commission had failed to comply with the High Court’s Nov. 24 order, describing the delay as “a deliberate disregard for the High Court” and interference with the administration of justice.
The EC’s statement marks a formal compliance with the court order, ending uncertainty over the scheduling of the rerun and setting the stage for political campaigning in the northern constituency.
