Matthew Nyindam
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has filed an application at the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to quash the judgment of the Tamale High Court, which annulled his election and ordered a rerun.
Through his lawyer, Gary Nimako Marfo, Mr. Nyindam is asking the apex court to issue an order of certiorari to strike out the High Court’s November 24, 2025 decision, arguing that the trial court acted without jurisdiction.
The application also seeks to nullify all processes and proceedings arising from the disputed election petition.
The legal challenge stems from a petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who contested the December 7, 2024 parliamentary election results in Kpandai.
According to Mr. Nyindam’s affidavit, the petition was filed on January 25, 2025 – 32 days after the results were gazetted on December 24, 2024 – well beyond the 21-day period allowed under Section 18 of the Representation of the People Law, 1992 (P.N.D.C.L. 284).
Mr. Nyindam contends that the delayed filing rendered the petition incompetent and incapable of invoking the jurisdiction of the High Court.
“The Parliamentary Election Petition filed was invalid and could not have properly invoked the jurisdiction of the High Court,” his affidavit states.
The MP said despite this procedural defect, the High Court went ahead to hear the case and subsequently annulled the entire Kpandai parliamentary election, directing the Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh poll within 30 days.
Mr. Nyindam’s legal team insists that this decision amounts to a fundamental jurisdictional error which, if allowed to stand, could undermine the strict statutory timelines that govern election disputes.
The Supreme Court is expected to consider the application on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
At the December 2024 polls, Mr. Nyindam, who contested on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), was declared winner after securing 27,947 votes, representing 53.47 percent of the valid votes cast.
His closest challenger, Mr. Wakpal of the NDC, polled 24,213 votes, accounting for 46.33 percent.
By Ernest Kofi Adu