The political fate of the Kpandai constituency remains unclear after the Supreme Court deferred its ruling on a crucial legal challenge to January 28, 2026.
The decision was announced by a five-member panel of the apex court, chaired by Justice Gabriel Pwamang, after hearing arguments from both sides in the case.
The hearing drew a packed courtroom, with senior officials from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in attendance, alongside several Members of Parliament showing solidarity with their colleague.
At the centre of the case is Matthew Nyindam, the NPP Member of Parliament for Kpandai, whose seat is under threat.
Mr. Nyindam has filed a certiorari application asking the Supreme Court to overturn a November 2025 ruling by the Tamale High Court that annulled his 2024 election victory and ordered a fresh election within 30 days.
His legal team, led by Gary Nimako, argues that the election petition filed by the NDC’s Daniel Nsala Wakpal was invalid from the start.
According to them, the petition was filed 32 days after the election results were gazetted, exceeding the 21-day deadline set by the 1992 Constitution.
As a result, they contend that the High Court lacked the legal authority to hear the case or cancel the election results.
The controversy began when the Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Plange Brew, ruled that there were “widespread irregularities” in about 41 polling stations.
The court held that these irregularities were serious enough to affect the final outcome of the election, in which Mr. Nyindam was declared the winner with 27,647 votes (53.47%) against Mr. Wakpal’s 24,213 votes (46.33%).
Following the ruling, the Electoral Commission (EC) scheduled a rerun for December 30, 2025.
However, on December 16, 2025, the Supreme Court placed a stay on the High Court’s decision, halting all preparations for the rerun until the jurisdictional issues are resolved.
