General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Frimpong Kodua, has expressed disappointment in the Speaker of Parliament over the handling of the Kpandai parliamentary rerun.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr. Kodua claimed the Speaker acted improperly by allegedly directing the Clerk of Parliament to notify the Electoral Commission (EC) that a vacancy had occurred in the Kpandai seat, despite an ongoing court case on the matter.
“I’m very disappointed in the behavior of the Speaker of Parliament. I respect him a lot, and I don’t believe he is the one who ordered the Clerk to send that letter. The matter is in court — what happened for Parliament to declare a seat vacant? Which part of the Constitution gives them that mandate?” he questioned.
He further accused the governing NDC of attempting to manipulate the Kpandai outcome, insisting their candidate knew he lost the original election.
Mr. Kodua also alleged that broader political motives were at play, claiming the NDC was pursuing an agenda to weaken the NPP through judicial processes and even suggesting an attempt to create conditions for what he described as a possible third-term bid for President John Mahama.
“Power doesn’t stay forever. They want to weaken the NPP using the judiciary, but we know the law is on our side,” he said.
He urged judges to “uphold integrity regardless of who appointed them,” stressing the need to preserve fairness and the credibility of Ghana’s justice system.
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