Kpandai rerun quashed: Solomon Owusu expresses disappointment over Supreme Court ruling

Director of Communications for the United Party, Solomon Owusu, has expressed strong disappointment following the Supreme Court decision to quash the rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election.

Mr Owusu made his views known while reacting to the ruling, stressing that he would feel deeply disappointed if he were in the position of Matthew Nyindam, the current Member of Parliament for Kpandai.

He explained that the High Court had earlier examined the case in detail and arrived at a clear determination on the matter.

According to him, the High Court found that the election was compromised and that rigging took place with the involvement of the Electoral Commission.

Mr Owusu pointed out that when the New Patriotic Party moved the case to the Supreme Court, it did not challenge the substance of the High Court findings.

He stated that the appeal was based purely on a point of law, arguing that the National Democratic Congress was time barred when it went to court, and not that the alleged rigging did not occur.

In his view, this means that Mr Nyindam remains in Parliament through an election process that did not reflect the true will of the people of Kpandai.

Mr Owusu noted that this was why he had expected a rerun of the election, to allow the MP to return to the constituency and properly establish his authority through the ballot.

He explained that a rerun would have given Mr Nyindam the opportunity to prove that he genuinely won the 2024 parliamentary election.

With the rerun now quashed, Mr Owusu questioned how the MP could celebrate or take pride in the court outcome.

He stressed that he would no longer take contributions made by Mr Nyindam in Parliament seriously, as the legitimacy of his mandate remains questionable in his view.

Mr Owusu further argued that the Supreme Court decision has shortchanged the people of Kpandai.

He described the ruling as unfair to voters who woke up early on election day, queued patiently, and voted for a candidate of their choice, only for their will to be undermined.

According to him, the outcome raises serious concerns about justice, electoral credibility, and respect for the democratic rights of the people.

By: Jacob Aggrey