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The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, has reaffirmed the party's unwavering commitment to contest the forthcoming re-run of the Kpandai Parliamentary seat, regardless of the outcome of the current legal proceedings.
This comes amid controversy surrounding a letter issued by the Parliamentary Service to the Electoral Commission (EC), which confirmed a vacancy in the Kpandai seat.
The letter, signed by the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, followed a High Court ruling that ordered a re-run of the 2024 Parliamentary Election in the constituency.
The notification triggered the administrative steps towards a by-election.
However, the action has sparked backlash from the Minority Caucus, which has called for the immediate withdrawal of the letter, describing it as unlawful and procedurally flawed.
They argue that Parliament does not have the authority to declare the seat vacant, particularly when the court’s ruling only called for a re-run and did not nullify the sitting MP’s mandate.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen programme on Thursday, December 11, Mr. Kodua Frimpong noted that the NPP would contest the by-election in Kpandai, irrespective of the final ruling in the court case.
He drew on the party’s history of resilience, stating that the NPP had never faltered, even in challenging times.
"Even in 1992, we didn’t have a single seat in Parliament, but the NPP never collapsed," Frimpong said.
"We shall go to court, but in case the court rules out our petition, we will contest the Kpandai parliamentary re-run."
He emphasised that the NPP’s determination to contest the election would not be influenced by any external factors and that they had not engaged with the Electoral Commission in any manner that would undermine the fairness of the process.
"There hasn’t been any engagement with the Electoral Commission to 'cheat,'" he said. "We will still contest as far as the court rules that there should be a re-run. It is an election, and we shall do all we need to do as a party to contest it."
The General Secretary emphasised the party's commitment to the democratic process and to accepting the results of the election, regardless of the outcome.
"Whatever the outcome may be, we would accept it," he said. "That will not be the end of the party."
Meanwhile, The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced a rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election, scheduled for Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
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