The Member of Parliament for Suame, John Darko, has disagreed with the Speaker of Parliament’s ruling on the status of the Kpandai MP following the annulment of the constituency’s 2024 parliamentary results.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Mr Darko argued that the Speaker is not the appropriate authority to determine the effect or duration of a stay of execution after an appeal is filed.
According to him, once a notice of appeal and a stay of execution have been submitted, the legal process must be allowed to run its full course.
“My understanding is that until the appeal is heard, the stay of execution still holds,” he stated.
He added that the judicial system, not the Speaker, must decide when the appeal will be heard and which judges will preside over the matter—a process that could take longer than seven days.
Mr Darko warned that without a proper stay of execution, the people of Kpandai risk being left without representation in Parliament.
“I disagree with the Speaker’s assertion that after the stay, his application in court will be meaningless, as he is not the one who determines when the case will be heard. He has done his best as a citizen; it is up to the judicial system to set the date and empanel the judges who will hear the case, which can take more than seven days. During this time, the people of Kpandai will be without representation, which is not acceptable. Therefore, there should be a stay of execution until the matter is heard,” he said.
His comments follow Speaker Alban Bagbin’s clarification on Thursday, November 26, that Kpandai MP Matthew Nyindam remains a sitting MP because a notice of appeal automatically stays the High Court’s decision for seven days, effective from November 24, 2025, until December 1, 2025.
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