Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh has known as on Parliament to straight away withdraw the respectable letter notifying the Electoral Commission (EC) of a emptiness within the Kpandai Constituency, describing the motion as illegal and procedurally fallacious.

Speaking at the flooring of Parliament, Annoh-Dompreh insisted the letter—signed by way of the Clerk to Parliament on December 4, 2025—used to be issued in overlook of due procedure, particularly since a movement for keep of execution continues to be pending in court docket.

“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 mentioned.

“That letter must be withdrawn forthwith… Ghana is a fledgling democracy, and the least we can do is to support the procedure.”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 ultimate week confirming a emptiness within the Kpandai seat, following a High Court order for a re-run of the 2024 Parliamentary Election.

The notification officially triggers the executive procedure for a by-election to make a choice a brand new MP for the constituency.

The letter used to be addressed to EC Chairperson Jean Mensa and issued by way of the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, mentioning the constitutional mandate below Article 112(5).

But the Minority says the transfer used to be untimely and undermines judicial processes.

Annoh-Dompreh argued that Parliament will have to no longer act at the court docket’s directive whilst an software for keep of execution stays unresolved.

“We on this side of the House cannot support that decision,” he stressed out. “The clerk must be instructed forthwith to withdraw that letter and act according to law.”

He additionally reminded the House of earlier circumstances the place either side cooperated in spite of numerical demanding situations, urging the Speaker to reveal an identical consistency and equity.

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