Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has insisted that Mathew Nyindam, Member of Parliament for Kpandai, remains the legitimately elected representative for the constituency despite a recent court ruling ordering a re-run of the 2024 parliamentary elections.
A Tamale High Court on Monday, November 24, 2025, annulled the Kpandai parliamentary results, citing multiple irregularities in the 2024 polls, and directed the Electoral Commission to conduct a fresh election.
In response, the Majority Caucus urged Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin to immediately declare the Kpandai seat vacant. Speaking on the floor, Majority Chief Whip Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor referenced previous events and called for Mr. Nyindam’s removal.
“Mr. Speaker, I’m not raising these matters whimsically because precedent will guide us. When the Honourable Gyakye Quayson was ordered by the court to go through a re-run, members of this side, mainly led by the now Minority Leader, spoke vociferously against allowing him to continue in this House. Eventually, he had to leave. This is a path we have travelled. Precedent has been set. Nobody can tell us today that the Honourable Nyindam must have a voice in this House. It won’t happen,” he said.
Addressing journalists in Parliament, Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin dismissed the Majority’s call, stressing that Mr. Nyindam continues to hold his seat until all legal processes are fully exhausted.
“Let me speak directly to the people of Kpandai: your Member of Parliament remains the sitting MP for the Kpandai Constituency. He is a full Member of Parliament and a proud member of the Minority Caucus and the NPP,” Mr. Afenyo-Markin stated.
He added that until the court’s decision is fully finalized and proper procedures are followed, Mr. Nyindam’s status as MP remains unchanged.
