The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched a strong critique against the judge who presided over the Kpandai parliamentary election petition.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, the NPP’s National Organizer, Henry Nana Boakye, widely known as Nana B, asserted that the judge’s decision to order a complete rerun of the election was a fundamental undermining of the electoral process.
Nana B, who is a private legal practitioner, highlighted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had only contested the results in 41 out of over 150 polling stations.
He described the subsequent order for a rerun across the entire constituency as a “flawed judgment,” insisting that the NPP would not be silenced by this ruling.
He emphasized that the NPP secured the parliamentary seat with a margin of more than 3,000 votes.
Nana B declared the party’s intention to utilize all necessary lawful means to ensure the order
for a rerun is set aside.
Nana B further leveled serious accusations against President John Dramani and his administration, alleging an abuse of office and a systematic effort to undermine the independence of other arms of government, including the Judiciary.
The politician claimed the President has actively compromised the judiciary, citing the alleged removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
He also pointed to what he described as state-sponsored petitions aimed at removing the Electoral Commissioner, Jean Mensah, and her two Deputies, Dr. Bossman Asare and Samuel Tetteh, from office.
Nana B then focused his complaint on the Kpandai ruling, stating: ”Just recently, Martin Nyindam, who won the seat by a margin of 3,734 votes, has been deprived of his victory. The NDC went to court challenging the results with concerns raised over 41 out of the over 150 polling stations. Their star witness even conceded that they were contesting a maximum of 500 votes. How can a presiding judge, in the face of this evidence, disregard the law and order a full rerun?
The laws of Ghana are clear: an election can only be cancelled, and a rerun ordered, if irregularities are proven to have a material effect on the overall outcome of the election. That was manifestly not the case in this Kpandai matter. This judgment is unfortunate and unconstitutional, and as a party, we will not accept it.”
He added “If this stands, it will destroy our democracy. It will turn every election into a battleground. It will make thuggery profitable.
This is not law. This is the death of democracy.
We categorically reject this monstrous principle. We call on the appellate courts of this land to uproot this poison before it infects our entire jurisprudence.”
In a message to the Judiciary he said: “To the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court: The Kpandai judgment is fundamentally, catastrophically flawed. It misapplies the law, ignores regulation, manipulates evidence, abandons proportionality, and rewards violence. These are not minor errors; they are defects that strike at the heart of electoral justice.
We respectfully urge you to set this dangerous judgment aside. Restore the mandate the people of Kpandai overwhelmingly gave. Uproot this vicious precedent.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
