The Supreme Court has adjourned to January 28, 2026, its ruling on an application seeking to quash a High Court judgment that annulled the parliamentary election results for Kpandai in the Northern Region and ordered a rerun.

The case arises from a decision by the Tamale High Court which overturned the election of New Patriotic Party NPP Member of Parliament, Matthew Nyindam, following a petition filed by the National Democratic Congress NDC candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal.

Acting on the High Court’s ruling, the Electoral Commission EC had earlier fixed December 31, 2025, for the rerun. However, the process was halted after Mr Nyindam invoked the Supreme Court’s supervisory jurisdiction to challenge the decision.

Mr Nyindam’s central argument is that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the petition because it was filed outside the mandatory 21 day statutory period for election petitions.

His legal team maintains that the Kpandai election results were gazetted on December 24, 2024, making the petition filed on January 25, 2025, time barred. On that basis, they argue that the High Court’s judgment nullifying the election and ordering a rerun was a legal nullity.

According to the applicant, the jurisdictional error is apparent on the face of the record and warrants the Supreme Court’s intervention.

Lawyers for Mr Nsala Wakpal have opposed the application, insisting that the High Court acted within its constitutional authority under Article 99 of the 1992 Constitution.

They argue that the results were re gazetted on January 6, 2025, and that this later Gazette covering all constituencies, including Kpandai should govern the computation of time. On that basis, the petition filed on January 25 was within the statutory period.

The NDC candidate’s legal team further contends that Mr Nyindam relied on the January 6 Gazette during proceedings at the High Court and cannot now retreat from that position, raising issues of estoppel and fairness.

The Electoral Commission has acknowledged the existence of multiple Gazette notifications, explaining that the publications were issued in batches for different constituencies at different times.

The Supreme Court adjourned the matter to January 28, 2026, and the suspension of the Kpandai rerun remains in force pending the court’s determination.