The Minority in Parliament has protested the official declaration of the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, leading to a suspension of the House.
The demonstration follows Parliament’s formal notification to the Electoral Commission on Monday, December 8, 2025, that the seat had become vacant, in line with a High Court ruling ordering a rerun of the constituency’s election.
In a letter dated December 4, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed Electoral Commission Chairperson Jean Mensa that the seat was vacant pursuant to the court ruling delivered on November 24, 2025.
The case, in which the Clerk was named as the fourth respondent, arose from a legal challenge over the previous election in the Kpandai constituency (Suit Number NR/TL/HC/E13/22/25).
Speaking on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, Minority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Dompreh described the letter as “out of place” and “unfortunate,” adding that it violated the rule of law.
“Mr Speaker, there is a letter that was sent into the House to declare the Kpandai seat vacant. That letter is out of place, unfortunate, and goes against the rule of law. We strongly submit that the letter must be withdrawn by Parliament. We in the Minority will not agree to the writing of this letter,” he stated.
Members of the Minority clad in black thereafter sang patriotic songs in protest of the decision and hooted at the Clerk of Parliament, Ebenezer Djietror who attempted to call for order.
