Kpandai MP, Daniel Nsala Wakpal
Member of Parliament for Kpandai constituency in the Northern Region, Daniel Nsala Wakpal has filed a petition challenging the declaration of the New Patriotic Party’s Matthew Nyindam as Member of Parliament elect for the constituency.
According to him, the parliamentary elections held in the Kpandai constituency was invalid because of some irregularities and inconsistencies contained in some of the pink sheets.
In the suit filed at the Tamale High Court, Mr. Wakpal stated that, there were irregularities and inconsistencies in FORM 8A (Regulation 32 (7) and 39(2) Statement of Polls for the Office of Member of Parliament (Pink Sheet) for Forty-one (41) polling stations out of a total of One hundred and fifty-two (152) poling stations in the Kpandai Constituency.
The petition sighted by Happyghana.com indicated that, the parliamentary election held in the Kpandai Constituency on 7th December 2024 was not conducted in compliance with Regulations 39 of the Public Elections Regulations 2020 [C.l 127) and the principles laid down by Regulations 39 and that the said noncompliance affected the results of the elections.
The petition further mentioned that, after the parliamentary results of the polling stations in the Kpandai Constituency were given to the constituency returning officer, a disruption of the constituency collation exercise ensued due to a scuffle between the supporters of the two leading political parties, which prompted the returning officer to suspend the parliamentary constituency collation exercise.
Mr. Wakpal has however appealed that the Parliamentary election held in the Kpandai Constituency on December 7, 2024 should be void by virtue of the irregularities and inconsistencies contained in FORM BA (Regulation 32 (7) and 39(2) Statement of Polls for the Office of Member of Parliament (Pink Sheet) for Forty-one (41) poling stations out of a total One hundred and fifty-two (152) polling stations in the pandal Constituency.
He further prayed the court to give an order to the 2nd and 3rd respondents to conduct a re- run of the parliamentary elections in the 41 affected polling stations out of the 152 on a date determined by the court.
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