The governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is not worried by the Supreme Court’s order to the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend all processes for the Kpandai election rerun.
Rashid Tanko-Computer, the Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the party, has said in a TV3 News Central interview after the Supreme Court’s directive on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, that the rerun will still happen despite the ruling.
He said the court only suspended the process, but did not annul it. Tanko-Computer says the defeat of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is what’s been suspended, and he’s confident the NDC will win the seat.
“The Supreme court only suspended the rerun, the Supreme Court has not cancelled the rerun. My opponents have only suspended their defeat,” he noted.
He said the apex court’s decision took into cognisance the orders of the High Court, as well as the second respondent, which is their parliamentary candidate, who has not been served by the court.
“It means the Supreme Court is aware of the orders of the High Court and they are also aware of the second respondent which is the Electoral Commission having fixed a date for the rerun,” he stated.
According to him, the party will win the constituency back once the suspension is lifted for the rerun to take place.
The constituency has been a swing seat since 1996, alternating between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and and the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The Kpandai seat was declared vacant by Parliament after 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.
Meanwhile, a survey conducted by Global InfoAnalytics says the NPP’s Matthew Nyindam is leading Kpandai polls with 50% ahead of the rerun.
The NDC’s Daniel Nsala Wakpal follows closely with 46%, while independent candidate, Eric Nipani Donkor, is projected to get 1% of the total votes.
Meanwhile, 3% of voters remain undecided, according to the December 14, 2025 report.
The survey discloses that the election remains closely contested with Nyindam’s lead falling within a ±3.9% margin of error, indicating limited movement among voters.
It shows that about 2% of voters who supported Nyindam in the previous election have shifted to Wakpal, matched by an equal percentage of Wakpal’s supporters moving to Nyindam.
In essence, the survey shows a significant transfer of Donkor’s support dropping, with 28% of them shifting to Nyindam, being the reason for his current marginal lead.
Global InfoAnalytics’ findings suggest that while the contest is highly competitive, Nyindam retains a slight edge, underscoring the importance of turnout and voter mobilisation in the lead-up to the rerun scheduled for December 30, 2025.
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