The Minority in Parliament has expressed concern over the failure of the Tamale High Court to release the full written judgment in the Kpandai parliamentary election petition, several days after pronouncing its ruling.
Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, in a statement shared on Sunday, November 30, 2025, accused the court presided over by His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange of undermining transparency and hindering the ability of the incumbent MP, Matthew Nyindam (NPP), to file a meaningful appeal.
On November 24, 2025, the Tamale High Court nullified the 2024 parliamentary election results in the Kpandai constituency and ordered the Electoral Commission to conduct a rerun within 30 days, citing irregularities in the voting and collation processes that affected the credibility of the outcome.
Although the court annulled results from 152 polling stations, the petitioner had challenged only 41, a development the Minority says raises serious questions about the legal basis of the decision.
Afenyo-Markin described the continued delay in releasing the reasoned judgment as “not merely a procedural inconvenience” but a development that prevents proper constitutional scrutiny of the ruling.
“The failure to deliver a promised judgement on time, despite two formal written requests from legal representatives, creates the unfortunate impression that the reasons supporting the decision may not have been fully developed when the order was pronounced,” he stated.
He further questioned how Matthew Nyindam is expected to prepare an appeal without access to the court’s reasoning and how the Electoral Commission can comply with the 30-day rerun directive when the court itself has failed to meet its own timelines.
The Minority Leader warned that the delay risks eroding public confidence in the judicial process, especially in a matter that directly affects parliamentary representation and reduces the numerical strength of the NPP Minority while favouring the governing NDC.