Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has called on Parliament to immediately withdraw the official letter notifying the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the Kpandai Constituency, describing the action as unlawful and procedurally flawed.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament, Annoh-Dompreh insisted the letter—signed by the Clerk to Parliament on December 4, 2025—was issued in disregard of due process, especially since a motion for stay of execution is still pending in court.
“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 said.
“That letter must be withdrawn forthwith… Ghana is a fledgling democracy, and the least we can do is to support the procedure.”
The Parliamentary Service wrote to the EC last week confirming a vacancy in the Kpandai seat, following a High Court order for a re-run of the 2024 Parliamentary Election.
The notification formally triggers the administrative process for a by-election to select a new MP for the constituency.
The letter was addressed to EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and issued by the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, citing the constitutional mandate under Article 112(5).
But the Minority says the move was premature and undermines judicial processes.
Annoh-Dompreh argued that Parliament should not act on the court’s directive while an application for stay of execution remains unresolved.
“We on this side of the House cannot support that decision,” he stressed. “The clerk must be instructed forthwith to withdraw that letter and act according to law.”
He also reminded the House of previous instances where both sides cooperated despite numerical challenges, urging the Speaker to demonstrate similar consistency and fairness.
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