We’re ready for Kpandai rerun – Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is fully prepared to conduct the parliamentary rerun in the Kpandai Constituency scheduled for Tuesday, December 30, 2025, despite an ongoing legal challenge.

Deputy Director of Research at the EC, Fred Tetteh, said preparations for the rerun are on course, stressing that the Commission is acting in line with the law while monitoring developments at the Supreme Court.

Mr. Tetteh explained that the Commission fixed the December 30 date as a law-abiding institution and would proceed unless the Supreme Court rules otherwise.

Speaking in an interview with Joy News on Monday, December 15, Mr. Tetteh said, “We are aware of an Appeal in court, and as a law-abiding institution, we fixed the date on December 30, 2025. We don’t know what will happen from the Appeal. Whatever happens, if the Supreme Court rules otherwise, we’re going by our date.”

He disclosed that ballot papers will be printed in Accra and that political parties will be duly informed of the printing schedule.

Training of election officials, he said, will take place within five days of the poll, while recruitment processes have already begun.

According to him, the EC has recalled officials who will oversee the rerun and will soon publish a notice of poll to formally notify residents of Kpandai about the election and related arrangements.

Mr. Tetteh added that all remaining preparatory activities, including the printing of ballot papers and public notices, can be completed within ten days.

“In terms of the ballot paper printing, we will inform the political parties of the date. Training will be done within five days of the poll. In terms of the preparations, we are ready. We will publish a notice of poll to inform the public in Kpandai about the conduct of the rerun and the printing of ballot papers.

He added, “These things can be done within 10 days. We are in the process of recruiting. We have recalled the officials who will be conducting the election. We will not print the ballot papers in Kpandai; everything will be done in Accra.”

Parliament declared the Kpandai seat vacant following a ruling by the Tamale High Court, which ordered a rerun of the parliamentary election. The affected Member of Parliament, Mathew Nyindam, has since filed an has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to quash the judgment of the High Court, Commercial Division in Tamale, which annulled his parliamentary election victory.

Meanwhile, a new poll conducted by Global InfoAnalytics ahead of the rerun has projected Mr. Nyindam, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, as the leading contender. The poll, released on Sunday, December 14, 2025, places him at 50 per cent voter support.

His closest rival, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, secured 46 per cent in the survey, setting the stage for a keenly contested rerun in the constituency.