The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has said he is not surprised by the High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 parliamentary election results and ordered a rerun within 30 days.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Mr. Nyindam claimed the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had signalled to constituents a week earlier that the court would call for a fresh election, raising suspicions about the outcome.
The MP, who won the election by a margin of 3,734 votes, insisted his victory was legitimate and fully backed by all pink sheets. He accused the NDC of attempting to disrupt the collation process after realising they had lost, alleging the party mobilised a group to cause chaos at the collation centre.
He also dismissed the NDC’s claims of irregularities in 41 polling stations, including allegations that some electoral officers failed to record ballot ranges or total vote counts on certain pink sheets.
“I know the love my constituents have for me, and I love them too. I am surprised, however, that I am not more shocked because if the elections had been rigged, I would be disturbed. I won by a margin of 3,734 votes, which is a significant victory. During the elections, the NDC realized they had lost, so they organized a mob to come and destroy things at the collation centre. Fortunately, we had our pink sheets,” he said.
According to Nyindam, out of 152 polling stations, only two lacked signatures from party agents—one from the NDC and one from the NPP.
“For security reasons, we went to the regional EC office for the results to be declared, but the NDC refused to cooperate. They raised objections for 41 polling centres where I won, claiming irregularities. They alleged that electoral officers had not indicated allocation ranges or recorded total votes on some pink sheets. Out of 152 polling stations, only two were objected to by agents: one from the NDC and one from the NPP,” he explained.
Nyindam added that the NDC’s early announcements about a rerun had prepared him for the ruling. “I’m not surprised because a week before today, they started announcing in the constituency that they were going to rerun the elections. We work with the law, so we prepared the appeal,” he said.
Meanwhile, the NPP has officially rejected the court’s judgment, describing it as fundamentally flawed. The party has filed both a notice of appeal and a motion for stay of execution as it seeks to overturn the decision.
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