Lawyers for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Mathew Nyindam, have announced their intention to appeal a Tamale High Court ruling that nullified his election and ordered a rerun of the parliamentary poll in the constituency.
The High Court, presided over by His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, on Monday, November 24, 2025, ordered the Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh parliamentary election in Kpandai within 30 days, citing serious irregularities in the voting and collation processes that undermined the credibility of the December 7, 2024, election results.
The petition was filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate and former MP for the area, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who challenged the validity of the election won by Mathew Nyindam.
Mr Wakpal argued that the parliamentary election was marred by irregularities and inconsistencies in the Form 8A (pink sheets) from 41 out of the 152 polling stations in the constituency.
He contended that the election was not conducted in compliance with Regulations 39 and 43 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I. 127), and that the non-compliance substantially affected the outcome.
Delivering the judgment, the court agreed with the petitioner that the irregularities were grave enough to warrant the annulment of the results and a rerun.
Reacting to the ruling, counsel for Mathew Nyindam, Sylvester Esang, expressed strong disagreement with the decision and confirmed that they have already filed a notice of appeal and a motion for stay of execution.
“We respect the decision of the court, but we disagree with the judgment. We are totally dissatisfied with the court ruling,” Mr Esang told journalists outside the courtroom.
He questioned the basis for annulling the entire election, stating: “Commonsensically, if you take out 500 votes and add it to the petitioner, he will still not win the elections. So on what basis will a court annul results when elections are held at the polling stations and won at the polling stations?”
Mr Esang added that while “the law is in the bosom of the judge,” it does not mean the judge is necessarily right, and dissatisfied parties have the right to climb the judicial hierarchy to the Court of Appeal.
The Kpandai parliamentary seat was one of the keenly contested constituencies in the Northern Region during the 2024 general elections, with the NPP retaining the seat amid allegations of electoral malpractices.
A date for the rerun is yet to be announced by the Electoral Commission.