Majority Blocks Kpandai MP After High Court Ruling Annuls Election

A legal confrontation erupted in Parliament as the Majority caucus demanded the immediate exclusion of the Kpandai Member of Parliament (MP), Matthew Nyindam, from proceedings following a High Court ruling that annulled his 2024 election victory.

The incident occurred after Mr. Nyindam prepared to contribute to the 2026 budget debate.
The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, rose immediately, firmly asserting that Mr. Nyindam no longer holds the legal status of an MP and vowed to prevent him from speaking.
“Mr. Speaker, the High Court in Tamale has ordered that the outcome of the December 7, 2024, election, which brought Honourable Nyindam to this House as the MP for Kpandai, was flawed. Therefore, that election has been ordered to be rerun. Ipso facto, the Honourable Nyindam is no longer a member of this House,” Mr. Dafeamekpor stated on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, November 26.The Majority’s Stance
Mr. Dafeamekpor stressed that the House had officially been served with the court’s judgment and supporting documents, arguing that Parliament is legally bound to comply with the ruling until a higher court overturns it.
”The mere filing of an appeal or a stay of execution does not operate to stop the judgment of the court,” he argued. “We will not allow Nyindam to continuously carry himself as an MP, and we will not allow him to speak.”
He concluded with a stern warning: “Mr. Speaker, these are very serious matters. He cannot enter the chamber and even attempt to debate.”

But the Minority leader, Osahen Alexander Afenyo-Markin disagreed and said the High Court Decision has not explicitly injunction the Kpandai MP and that he stance qualified to remain in parliament.

He said the Majority has no such powers to remove a sitting MP from Parliament and to use their Minority bloc to resist any illegal removal of the embattled MP.Background to the Conflict
The Majority’s firm stance follows Monday’s ruling by the Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, which annulled the parliamentary election results for the Kpandai constituency and ordered the Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh poll within 30 days.
The development sets the stage for a constitutional standoff, raising questions about the immediate rights and responsibilities of an MP whose election has been judicially voided pending any appeal process.

Source: Felix Nyaaba