National Coordinator of the District Road Improvement Programme, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, has advised the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to abandon plans to seek a review of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Kpandai parliamentary election, warning that such a move would be a waste of time and resources.
Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Thursday, January 29, Vanderpuye argued that prolonged election-related litigation often drags on for years without producing meaningful benefits, while draining the energy and morale of those involved.
According to him, legal battles of that nature tend to break down candidates and parties, rather than strengthen their political prospects.
He argued that in situations where there is no strong factual or legal basis for a review, it is wiser to accept the outcome and reorganise for the future.
“Falling is not the end of your life. Sometimes it is better to go back, reflect, and come back again. I will urge them that if they think there is enough fact and evidence for them to be able to ask the Supreme Court to review their decision, then fine. But other than that, I think it will be a fruitless exercise,” he said.
His comments come amid indications from the NDC that it intends to seek a review of the Supreme Court’s ruling once it has studied the certified true copy of the judgment, insisting the case is not over.
On Wednesday, January 28, the Supreme Court set aside a Tamale High Court decision that had annulled the parliamentary election results in the Kpandai Constituency of the Northern Region, a ruling that also stopped the Electoral Commission from conducting a planned rerun of the election.
