The Majority Caucus in Parliament is urging Speaker Alban Bagbin to declare the Kpandai parliamentary seat vacant following the Tamale High Court’s annulment of the constituency’s 2024 election results.
They insist that Kpandai MP Matthew Nyindam should step aside from all parliamentary duties until a rerun of the election is completed.
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The request by the Majority comes after the High Court in Tamale, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, nullified the parliamentary election results for the Kpandai constituency and ordered a fresh poll within 30 days after upholding a petition challenging the outcome.
The petition was brought by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who argued that the December 7, 2024 election was tainted by significant irregularities in Kpandai.
He cited discrepancies in Form 8A—commonly known as the pink sheet—from 41 of the 152 polling stations, insisting that the violations breached Regulations 39 and 43 of the Public Elections Regulations (CI 127).
In its ruling, the court found that the Electoral Commission’s non-compliance with the required procedures substantially compromised the integrity of the election.
It therefore directed the Electoral Commission (EC) to conduct a complete rerun of the parliamentary contest across the constituency.
The Majority caucus in Parliament argued that both the MP and Parliament have been officially served with the court’s directive for a fresh election after a legal challenge, and, therefore, Nyindam should not continue to take part in proceedings in the House.
Addressing the chamber, Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor referred to previous cases to justify the call for Nyindam’s removal from the floor.
“Mr Speaker, I’m not raising these matters whimsically because precedent will guide us. Mr Speaker, when the Honourable Gyakye Quayson was ordered by the court that he should go through a re-run, Members of this side at the time, mainly led by the now Minority Leader, spoke vociferously against the fact that the Honourable Gyakye Quayson cannot be entertained in this house.
“Eventually, he had to leave. This is a path that we have travelled. Precedent has been set and laid. Nobody can tell us in this house today that the Honourable Nyindam must have a voice today. It won’t happen,” he said.
However, the Minority Caucus has stated its firm opposition to any attempt to bar Nyindam from performing his duties.
Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the caucus would challenge any attempt to remove Nyindam from Parliament before all legal avenues are fully exhausted.
