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The Majority Chief Whip in Parliament, Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has cautioned the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to prepare for a re-run of the parliamentary election in Kpandai, following a High Court ruling annulling the December 2024 results. Afenyo-Markin made this statement in response to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) allegedly campaigning for the re-run, with their candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, claiming victory.
The Tamale High Court ordered a re-run within 30 days, citing irregularities in the election. Afenyo-Markin emphasized that the NPP will not take the outcome lightly and will ensure a fair and transparent process.
The Majority Chief Whip also accused the NDC of prematurely celebrating and campaigning, stating that the party should instead focus on ensuring a peaceful and credible re-run. He warned that the NPP is prepared to contest the election vigorously and emerge victorious.
The Kpandai seat is currently held by the NDC, and the re-run is expected to be a closely contested election. The NPP will need to strategize and mobilize its supporters to win back the seat.
“We are here to set the record straight that they lost the matter, and they are dazed,” he said. “The battleground is in Kpandai… not in the foyer of Parliament. The job is on the ground. We, NDC, are on the ground. We are working.”
Dafeamekpor stressed that the party has already begun active campaigning in the constituency and accused the NPP of remaining in Accra instead of preparing for the re-run.
“As we speak, NDC, we are working. We are in Kpandai. We are campaigning. They won’t come and campaign, and when they lose, they blame innocent people,” he added.
The re-run follows a legal challenge to the parliamentary results in the Kpandai Constituency, where both parties have been contesting the legitimacy of the outcome since the 2024 general elections.
The Speaker’s ruling this week briefly paused the enforcement of the decision, but the Majority insists the political reality on the ground remains unchanged.
The NDC earlier formally notified the NPP to prepare for a fresh contest, describing the re-run as inevitable “whether rain or shine.
