The Deputy Director of Elections and Information Technology for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Rashid Tanko-Computer, says his party is confident of winning the Kpandai election re-run.
This comes after the Supreme Court deferred its ruling on the matter to January 28.
Speaking to JoyNews after the court’s decision on Tuesday, January 13, Mr Tanko-Computer urged NDC supporters to continue campaigning in the constituency.
“We are very much confident. We are even urging our supporters to continue the campaign. What I’ve seen today tells me that the re-run will come,” he said.
On the prospects of the re-run, he added, “It will come, it’s going to come, and we are going to win the re-run. Do you go to the Sahara Desert to fish? No. You don’t send nets to the Sahara Desert for fishing. That’s what they are doing. We are going to win this matter, and I’m telling you, our candidate, he will be the next MP for Kpandai.”
Mr Tanko-Computer confirmed that campaigning in the constituency is ongoing.
“On the 28th, we will be back here. We are urging them to continue. The people are ready to vote for NDC,” he said.
He accused opposition actors of attempting to use “backdoor” methods to maintain their position in Parliament.
Background
The initial crisis erupted when the Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Plange Brew, upheld claims of “widespread irregularities” at approximately 41 polling stations.
The court found that these discrepancies were significant enough to impact the final outcome, where Nyindam had been declared the winner with 27,647 votes (53.47%) against Wakpal’s 24,213 votes (46.33%).
Following the annulment, the Electoral Commission (EC) had initially scheduled a re-run for December 30, 2025.
However, the Supreme Court issued a stay of execution on December 16, 2025, effectively putting all electoral preparations on hold until the jurisdictional issue is resolved.
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