Minority demands withdrawal of Kpandai vacancy letter, citing pending court application
Addressing the House, Annoh-Dompreh said the correspondence, signed by the Clerk to Parliament on 4 December 2025, should never have been issued while a motion for stay of execution is still before the courts.
Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has asked Parliament to cancel the formal notice sent to the Electoral Commission (EC) declaring the Kpandai Constituency seat vacant, arguing that the move is unlawful and procedurally defective.
Addressing the House, Annoh-Dompreh said the correspondence, signed by the Clerk to Parliament on 4 December 2025, should never have been issued while a motion for stay of execution is still before the courts.
“We strongly submit that the letter that was filed with the Electoral Commission was out of place, was unfortunate, and flies in the face of law and procedural justice,” he told MPs, adding that the document “must be withdrawn forthwith”.
He cautioned that Ghana, as a “fledgling democracy”, must be seen to respect proper legal processes and parliamentary procedure.
The Parliamentary Service wrote to the EC last week confirming that a vacancy had arisen in the Kpandai seat, following a High Court order for a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary election in the constituency.
That notification, sent to EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and signed by Clerk to Parliament Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, cited Article 112(5) of the 1992 Constitution and effectively activated the administrative steps toward a by-election.
However, the Minority maintains that acting on the High Court ruling at this stage is premature and undermines the integrity of ongoing judicial proceedings.
Annoh-Dompreh argued that Parliament ought not to treat the court’s decision as final while an application for stay of execution is still pending.
“We on this side of the House cannot support that decision,” he said. “The clerk must be instructed forthwith to withdraw that letter and act according to law.”
He also reminded colleagues of earlier occasions where both Majority and Minority benches cooperated despite tight parliamentary numbers, urging the Speaker to show the same level of consistency and fairness in managing the current impasse.
