Matthew Nyidam, Henry Nana Boakye a.k.a Nana B
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it will continue to provide the needed support to the embattled Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpandai Constituency, Matthew Nyindam, following a High Court ruling ordering a rerun of the constituency’s election.
Addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters yesterday in Accra, the National Organiser of the NPP, Henry Nana Boakye, described the victory of the MP for the area as legitimate, hence the party will not rest until that choice is vindicated.
He said, “We will walk every step of this legal journey with you. We will fight in every court, at every hour, with every resource at our command, to defend the mandate you freely gave. Your victory was legitimate. Your choice was just. We will not rest until that choice is vindicated and your rightful Member of Parliament is restored.
“We see your clearly expressed will, written in the indelible ink of 3,734 votes. We hear your sovereign voice, which this judgment tried to silence. Do not lose heart. The New Patriotic Party has not abandoned you. We have not retreated. We are with you, completely and unfailingly.”
The party’s action follows Parliament’s formal notification to the Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday, December 8, 2025, that the seat had become vacant, in line with a High Court ruling ordering a rerun of the constituency’s election.
In a letter dated December 4, 2025, the Clerk to Parliament, Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, informed the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, that the seat was vacant pursuant to the court ruling delivered on November 24, 2025.
But according to the NPP, the ruling sets a dangerous precedent it believes will create chaos, as well as destroy the country’s democracy, stressing that the party will deploy various legal options to overturn the judgment.
The party also accused the High Court of ignoring key electoral regulations, specifically Regulation 48(2) of C.I. 127, which states that the absence of a candidate or agent does not invalidate acts lawfully conducted by the returning officer.
The NPP further described the ruling as “double standard” in the court’s reasoning, stating that the judge refused to attribute vandalism at the collation centre to the petitioner due to insufficient evidence, yet later relied on “speculation and unsubstantiated assertions” to conclude that irregularities affected the results.
According to the party, the petitioner provided no credible alternative tally and failed to demonstrate how disputed votes amounting to just over 500 could overturn a margin of 3,734, cancelling the entire election, and rewarding the petitioner for failing to provide evidence.
“This is a grotesque perversion of the burden of proof. The Kpandai judgment stands dangerously out of step. This is the core, unforgivable flaw measured against this unbroken line of authority, the Kpandai judgment is starkly, dangerously out of step,” the party noted.
The NPP also argued that the court abandoned the constitutional duty to act proportionately, citing Section 19 of PNDCL 284, the party noted that the court had three options: to cancel the election, seat another candidate, or dismiss the petition.
The National Organiser of the party indicated that because these choices touch Article 42 on the right to vote, the court is constitutionally bound to act cautiously to preserve the voters’ choice where possible, making reference to the Supreme Court’s substantial compliance doctrine in previous electoral cases.
The NPP mentioned that the court could have relied on all existing records gazette for lower remedies such as scrutiny, recollation or a limited rerun instead of annulling the entire election that has no convincing reason for such action to be taken.
The party also urged the appellate court to set aside judgment and restore the mandate the people of Kpandai overwhelmingly gave to the Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam.
The NPP also accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and its leadership of attempting to undermine democratic institutions, annexing seats and rewarding violence.
“This catastrophic judgment did not happen in isolation. It is part of a deliberate pattern. It is a thread in a sinister, calculated agenda by the National Democratic Congress to use captured state institutions to silence opposition, suppress dissent, and hold Ghana’s democracy hostage,” the National Organiser added.
By Ebenezer K. Amponsah