Lawyers for Matthew Nyindam, the Member of Parliament for Kpandai, have expressed gratitude to the Supreme Court following its decision to suspend all arrangements for the planned December 30 parliamentary rerun in the constituency.
At a sitting on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the Supreme Court ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to halt all preparations for the rerun pending the determination of processes before the court.
The court also granted an order for substituted service on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, after counsel for Mr. Nyindam indicated difficulties in serving him personally.
Mr. Nyindam is seeking a review and quashing of the High Court judgment that annulled the Kpandai parliamentary election and ordered a rerun.
Speaking to the media after the ruling, counsel for the MP welcomed the court’s decision and outlined the substituted service arrangements.
“The honourable court has ordered that we serve Mr. Nsala Wakpal by substituted service through his WhatsApp, the Tamale High Court notice board, the Supreme Court notice board, and also at his residence in Kpandai,” the lawyers stated.
They added, “We are most grateful to the Supreme Court and we look forward to making our case in the subsequent sitting of the court set on January 13, 2026.”
The Supreme Court has adjourned the matter to January 13, 2026, for further hearing.
The Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, had earlier ordered a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election within 30 days, citing alleged irregularities in the voting and collation processes that, in its view, undermined the credibility of the results.
The suit was filed by Daniel Nsala Wakpal, the former MP and NDC parliamentary candidate for Kpandai, who challenged the election of Mr. Nyindam following the December 7, 2024 parliamentary polls. Mr. Wakpal alleged irregularities and inconsistencies in Form 8A (Pink Sheets) in 41 out of 152 polling stations in the constituency.
He further argued that the declaration and publication of the results did not comply with Regulation 43 of the Public Elections Regulations, 2020 (C.I. 127), and that the non-compliance affected the overall outcome of the election.
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.
