The Minority Caucus in Parliament has reacted to the order by the Tamale High Court for the Kpandai constituency elections to be rerun.
A statement issued by the Caucus claimed that despite the judgement delivered by the court that the election should be rerun on grounds of irregularities, the process on December 7, 2024, was credible.
The Minority noted that the records available to them showed a transparent process, a credible declaration, and a result that reflected the will of the people.
According to the Minority, the incumbent MP, Hon Mathew Nyindam, won the parliamentary election with a margin of 3,734 votes.
It alleged that the candidate of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) mobilised people to disrupt the collation process after it emerged that the incumbent won the elections.
“After the NDC secured the presidential results, the NDC parliamentary candidate, Hon Daniel Nsala Wakpal, gathered a group of supporters who arrived at the collation centre in a Mahindra pickup wearing NDC T-shirts. They damaged some ballot boxes in an attempt to interrupt the collation, believing that the Electoral Commission would not have the pink sheets required to complete the declaration.
The tension that followed created serious security risks.
This led the Electoral Commission to move the final declaration to its regional office in Tamale. All NDC agents had already signed the pink sheets at every polling station across the constituency, confirming the accuracy of the results.”
The statement, issued and signed by Alexander Afenyo-Markin, maintained that:
“The Kpandai parliamentary election was conducted in a transparent and accountable manner. The results reflected the choice of the people. The Minority Caucus remains committed to the rule of law and believes that the appellate process will restore confidence in the democratic outcome delivered by the voters of Kpandai”.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
