The battle for the Kpandai Constituency parliamentary seat has escalated to the highest court in the land, as NPP’s incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Mathew Nyindam, has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to annul a High Court judgement that invalidated his 2024 election victory.
Mr. Nyindam, who was ordered to face a rerun, argues that the High Court, Commercial Division in Tamale, fundamentally erred in assuming jurisdiction over the case because the original election petition was filed outside the statutory time limit.
The Core Argument: Petition Filed 11 Days Late
The central pillar of Nyindam’s appeal revolves around a procedural error concerning the mandatory deadline for filing parliamentary election petitions as prescribed by Ghanaian law.
According to the MP’s legal counsel, Gary Nimako Marfo, the results for the Kpandai Constituency election, held on December 7, 2024, were officially published in the Government Gazette on December 24, 2024.
Ghana’s electoral law, specifically Section 18 of the Representation of the People Law, 1992 (P.N.D.C.L. 284), mandates that all petitions challenging parliamentary election results must be filed within 21 days of the gazette publication.
However, the petition challenging Nyindam’s victory was filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, on January 25, 2025—a significant 32 days after the Gazette publication.
This means the petition was filed 11 days after the legal deadline had expired.
Nyindam’s affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court emphatically states the jurisdictional error:
“The Parliamentary Election Petition filed by the 1st Interested Party on 25th January 2025, in respect of the Parliamentary Election held at the Kpandai Constituency on 7th December 2024, was invalid and could not have properly invoked the jurisdiction of the High Court, Commercial Division, Tamale,” Nyindam’s affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court states.
High Court Ruling and Supreme Court Challenge
The controversial High Court ruling, delivered on November 24, 2025, had annulled the entire Kpandai election results and ordered the Electoral Commission to conduct a rerun within 30 days.
Mr. Nyindam is now seeking a judicial review in the nature of certiorari to quash the entire judgment, along with all processes and proceedings that resulted from the allegedly invalid petition.
His legal team argues that allowing the High Court’s decision to stand would severely undermine the administration of justice and violate the statutory limits governing election petitions.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the critical jurisdictional matter on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Election Data Breakdown
The official results from the December 7, 2024, Kpandai parliamentary election show a clear victory margin for the incumbent before the annulment:
| Candidate | Party | Votes Polled | Percentage (%) |
| Mathew Nyindam (Winner) | NPP | 27,947 | 53.47% |
| Daniel Nsala Wakpal | NDC | 24,213 | 46.33% |
| Total Valid Votes | 52,160 | 100% |
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