Justice Abdulai, a legal practitioner, has said the ruling of the Tamale High Court on the outcome of the 2024 Kpandai parliamentary election must have a basis in law.
He believes no judge would arrive at a decision such as ordering a rerun of an entire election because of some disputed polling stations, if the decision is not rooted in the supreme laws of the land.
His comments follow concerns by a section of the public, particularly the Minority in Parliament, that the presiding judge on the matter should have rather declared for the affected stations to be rerun, instead of the entire constituency.
The Tamale High Court on Monday, November 24, 2025, upheld a petition filed by the NDC parliamentary candidate for Kpandai, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who argued that the December 7, 2024, election was marred by significant irregularities. The court subsequently ordered a rerun within 30 days, a ruling that has sparked fierce reactions from the Minority.
Leader of the caucus, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, addressing journalists in Parliament on the matter Wednesday, November 26, 2025, attacked the entire judiciary, accusing it of doing the bidding of political actors.
He described the court’s conduct as “shameful,” insisting judges were serving the interests of their “paymasters.”
“The judiciary must know that their actions and inaction to serve the interests of whoever their paymaster is have the tendency of destroying our peaceful republic. We will not mince words. They can conspire to call us one by one for a so-called contempt of court.
“We are criticising their shameful conduct. We are not afraid. We are ready to be in Nsawam for their so-called contempt. The world will see their disgraceful conduct,” he said.
Reacting to the issue on Ghana Tonight on TV3 Wednesday, November 26, 2025, lawyer Abdulai questioned whether the disputed stations are weightier enough to affect the results of the entire constituency.
“Will those 47 polling stations or pink sheets be enough to set aside the entire elections as run, originally? If the answer is yes, I’ll consistently go for what the judge is saying,” he stated.
He added, however, that “if it is not enough to completely uproot the remaining polling stations, it may not be fair to say that those areas that were properly run should also be set aside and rerun.”
The legal practitioner explained further that aside from the evidence adduced at the trial, the decision of the court must be rooted in the law.
“For a judge to make that kind of decision, it must have a basis in law, and of course supported by the evidence that was adduced at trial to say that perhaps, there were more wrongs, those wrongs, put together, will only lead to one irresistible conclusion, and that conclusion is to completely rerun the entire election other than rerun the 47 that were contested.”
“On the basis of this, I’ll like to be fair to the judge as having it right on this call,” he added.
Justice Abdulai further expressed satisfaction that the matter has been appealed, allowing other judges to review the case and ensure the law was applied correctly in reaching the ruling.
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