The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched a blistering attack on the Tamale High Court’s decision to nullify the 2024 Kpandai parliamentary election, describing the ruling as a “constitutional abomination” and an existential threat to Ghana’s democratic order. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the NPP’s National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, said the judgment “is catastrophically dangerous,” insisting it must be overturned to protect the integrity of electoral justice in Ghana.
“This judgment is not merely incorrect. It is catastrophically dangerous. It is a monument to judicial recklessness. It is a spectacular perversion,” he declared. “If allowed to stand, it will unleash a chaos that will consume our democracy.”
According to him, the ruling delivered on November 24, 2025 “threatens to dismantle the very foundation of electoral justice,” despite the party’s MP, Matthew Nyindam, having won by a margin of 3,734 votes. Citing figures from the petitioner’s own testimony, he stressed that “disputed votes amounted to just over 500,” a number he said “cannot conceivably overturn a margin of 3,734 votes.”
He accused the judge of committing what he called “an act of judicial fraud” by ignoring the critical statutory requirement that irregularities must affect the results before an election can be annulled. He referenced Section 20 of PNDCL 284, noting that the law requires three cumulative conditions before a poll can be voided, but claimed the court “brazenly voided the entire election” without meeting that threshold. “The court leaped recklessly from ‘there were irregularities’ to ‘void the election.’ This is not the law. This is not justice,” he said.
Mr. Boakye further argued that the decision violated established precedent, including the Supreme Court’s ruling in Enos v Electoral Commission, which held that an election should stand where proven irregularities could not alter the outcome. “This judge arrogantly discarded that sacred principle. This judge spat on binding precedent. This is judicial vandalism,” he asserted.
“The Court Ignored the Law”
The NPP National Organiser accused the judge of deliberately disregarding Regulation 48(2) of C.I. 127, which provides that the absence of a candidate or an agent from a collation centre does not invalidate lawful acts by the returning officer.
He said the court’s finding that the petitioner’s absence from the relocated collation centre was a breach of natural justice was “a sham,” arguing that the relocation was forced by “violent, criminal acts” of the petitioner’s supporters. “The court deliberately, systematically ignored Regulation 48(2,” he said. “This is not interpretation. This is judicial legislation. This is dictatorship from the bench.”
Mr. Boakye also accused the court of manipulating the burden of proof. He claimed the judge rejected allegations that the petitioner’s supporters led the vandalism on grounds of insufficient evidence, but then accepted “vague, unsubstantiated assertions” to justify nullifying the election. “This is a grotesque perversion of the burden of proof. It is brazen judicial malpractice,” he added.
NPP Says Judgment Rewards Violence
Perhaps the most dangerous implication of the ruling, he said, was that it “rewards violence,” noting that the destruction of electoral materials by the petitioner’s supporters was used as justification to void the poll.
“There is an ancient, sacred legal principle: an evildoer must never benefit from his evil,” he warned. “This judgment violates that principle utterly. It rewards violence. It incentivizes chaos.”
He said such a precedent would encourage losing candidates to foment violence to seek judicial advantage. “If this stands, it will destroy our democracy. It will turn every election into a battleground. It will make thuggery profitable,” he said.
NPP Files Appeal, Seeks Certiorari
Mr. Boakye announced that the NPP is mounting a full legal challenge. He confirmed that the party’s MP, Matthew Nyindam, has filed a stay of execution to block any rerun, a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal, and an application for certiorari at the Supreme Court to quash the ruling.
“With the full authority, resources, and total backing of the entire NPP, Hon. Nyindam has taken these formidable legal actions,” he said. “We are deploying the full force of our legal arsenal. Our weapons are the Constitution, precedent, and an unshakeable commitment to justice.”
He issued a direct message to the constituents of Kpandai, saying, “We see your clearly expressed will, written in the indelible ink of 3,734 votes. Do not lose heart. We are with you, completely and unfailingly.”
NDC Accused of Orchestrating a Wider Democratic Breakdown
The NPP National Organiser argued that the judgment fits into what he called “a sinister, calculated agenda” by the NDC to weaponize state institutions against the opposition. He cited episodes in Ablekuma North, Akwatia, and recent tensions in Parliament as evidence of what he characterised as systematic targeting of the opposition.
He accused the government of seeking to “silence the most powerful voice holding it to account” by attempting to intimidate the NPP’s Minority Leader in Parliament. “This is not democracy. This is dictatorship masquerading as law,” he declared.
Mr. Boakye also criticised the Mahama government’s performance, citing declining WASSCE results, worsening insecurity, environmental degradation through illegal mining, and rising economic hardship. “This is catastrophic failure on an epic scale. This is not the Ghana we handed over to the NDC,” he said.
Call to the Appellate Courts and Final Warning
He called on the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court to overturn the decision, saying, “The Kpandai judgment is fundamentally, catastrophically flawed. It misapplies the law, ignores regulation, manipulates evidence, abandons proportionality, and rewards violence.”
To the government, he delivered a stern warning: “We see what you are doing. Every scheme. Every plot. We will never be silent. We will never surrender.” He urged Ghanaians to remain alert, arguing that the country’s democracy is “under severe threat.”
Mr. Boakye further reaffirmed the NPP’s commitment to peaceful but firm resistance. “We will fight. We will protect this Constitution. We will never surrender. We will never give up on Ghana,” he said.
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