The ruling of the court, which effectively cancelled a by-election announced by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), was on an application filed by Mathew Nyindam, challenging the order of the High Court. What the plaintiff was seeking:On December 1, 2025, Mathew Nyindam filed the application at the Supreme Court to overturn a High Court ruling in Tamale that annulled his victory in the 2024 parliamentary election. He also argued that the election petition of the petitioner, Nsala Wakpal, was brought in breach of the timelines for the filing of an election petition. What the law on election petition says:Sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Representation of the People Law, 1992, PNDCL 284, touch on parliamentary election petitions. (2) Every election petition shall be presented before the High Court for hearing.”Section 17 lists the persons who can take part in an election petition.
