Legal practitioner, Justice Abdulai, has questioned whether the disputed polling stations in the 2024 parliamentary election in the Kpandai constituency will affect the entire election outcome.
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, lawyer Abdulai explained that, if the disputed areas will affect the entire election outcome, then there is no cause to raise concerns over the decision.
“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 noted, however, that, it will be unfair for the judge to ask for a rerun, if the affected polling centres will not impact the entire election outcome.
“However, 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,” 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.
