The Supreme Court has, by a majority decision of four to one delivered on Wednesday, overturned the ruling of the Tamale High Court that nullified the parliamentary election results for the Kpandai Constituency.
In its judgment, the apex court held that the Tamale High Court lacked the jurisdiction to entertain the election petition filed by the defeated National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, as the petition was submitted outside the mandatory statutory time frame prescribed by law.
The decision followed a judicial review application filed by the Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Gary Nimako, who challenged the High Court’s authority to hear the matter.
As a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling, the proposed parliamentary election rerun in the Kpandai Constituency has been cancelled. The court’s decision effectively affirms the election of the NPP’s Mathew Nyindam as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kpandai.
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