Until This Electoral Cycle Ends, Matthew Nyindam Is the MP for Kpandai — Evans Nimako

The Director of Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Evans Nimako, has insisted that Matthew Nyindam remains the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kpandai until the current electoral cycle ends.

Mr. Nimako made the remarks on Tuesday, December 16, in reaction to a Supreme Court order directing the Electoral Commission (EC) to suspend all arrangements for the planned rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election.

Speaking to journalists at the Supreme Court, Mr. Nimako argued that the verdict of the electorate in Kpandai cannot be overturned outside the due process of law.

“We will take it one at a time. It tells you that the law is the law. The people have decided; no one can overturn that,” he said.
“Until this electoral cycle ends, Matthew Nyindam is the MP for Kpandai. Whether there will be a rerun or not is for the court to determine.”

Earlier on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered the EC to halt all preparations for the December 30, 2025 rerun pending the determination of proceedings before the court.

The order followed submissions by lawyers for Mr. Nyindam, who informed the court that they had been unable to serve the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, and therefore sought leave for substituted service. The court granted the request.

Mr. Nyindam is asking the Supreme Court to review and quash the High Court judgment that annulled his election victory, arguing that the Tamale High Court wrongly assumed jurisdiction in the election petition.

The Supreme Court has adjourned the matter to January 13, 2026, for further hearing.

The EC had earlier announced plans to conduct a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election on December 30, 2025, following a directive from the Tamale High Court. The announcement was contained in a December 10 press release signed by Fred Tetteh, Deputy Director of the EC’s Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Department.

The Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, ordered the rerun after finding alleged irregularities in the voting and collation processes that it said undermined the credibility of the December 7, 2024 parliamentary election results.

The petition was filed by Daniel Nsala Wakpal, the former MP and NDC parliamentary candidate for Kpandai, who cited alleged inconsistencies in Form 8A (Pink Sheets) from 41 out of 152 polling stations in the constituency. He further argued that the declaration of results did not comply with Regulation 43 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I. 127).

Following the High Court ruling, lawyers for Mr. Nyindam filed a notice of appeal and an application for stay of execution, leading to the Supreme Court’s intervention.