The Minority in Parliament has urged the withdrawal of a letter that formally announced the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, following a High Court directive for a rerun of the constituency’s election.
Parliament, on Monday, December 8, 2025, officially notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of the vacancy. This communication was in line with a ruling from the Tamale High Court instructing that the Kpandai election be conducted again.
In a correspondence dated December 4, 2025, Clerk to Parliament Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror informed EC Chairperson Jean Mensa that the seat had been declared vacant in compliance with the court’s decision.
The ruling, delivered on November 24, 2025, arose from a legal dispute in which the Clerk to Parliament was listed as the fourth respondent (Suit Number NR/TL/HC/E13/22/25).
Responding to the notification on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh criticized the letter, describing it as “out of place” and “unfortunate,” insisting that it contravenes the rule of law.
“Mr Speaker, there is a letter that was sent into the house to declare the Kpandai seat vacant. That letter is out of place, unfortunate, and goes against the rule of law. We strongly submit that the letter must be withdrawn by Parliament. We in the minority will not agree to the writing of this letter,” he stated.
The Minority’s resistance underscores ongoing friction over the management of the Kpandai parliamentary seat as preparations for the court-ordered rerun continue.
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