The political fate of the Kpandai constituency remains uncertain after the Supreme Court deferred its ruling on a crucial election dispute to January 28, 2026.
A five‑member panel chaired by Justice Gabriel Pwamang fixed the date after hearing submissions from both parties. The courtroom was filled with senior figures from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), alongside Members of Parliament who turned up in solidarity as the future of their colleague, Matthew Nyindam, hangs in the balance.
At the heart of the case is a certiorari application filed by Mr Nyindam, the embattled NPP legislator for Kpandai. He is challenging a November 2025 ruling by the Tamale High Court that annulled his 2024 election victory and directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct a fresh poll within 30 days.
Nyindam’s legal team, led by Gary Nimako, insists the petition brought by NDC candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal was fundamentally defective. They argue it was filed 32 days after the election results were gazetted—beyond the 21‑day constitutional deadline—rendering the High Court without jurisdiction to hear the matter.
The dispute began when Justice Emmanuel Plange Brew of the Tamale High Court upheld claims of “widespread irregularities” across 41 polling stations. The court ruled the irregularities were substantial enough to affect the outcome, which had declared Nyindam winner with 27,647 votes (53.47%) against Wakpal’s 24,213 votes (46.33%).
Following the annulment, the EC scheduled a rerun for December 30, 2025. But the Supreme Court intervened with a stay of execution on December 16, halting all electoral preparations until the jurisdictional challenge is resolved.
Reacting to the adjournment, South Dayi MP and Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamakpor expressed confidence that the NDC would ultimately prevail.
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