The Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gary Nimako Marfo, has described the Supreme Court’s ruling which overturned a High Court decision annulling the election of Kpandai MP, Matthew Nyindam, as decisive and conclusive.
Addressing journalists after the court ruling on Tuesday, Mr Marfo, who doubles as Mr. Nyindam’s lawyer said the Supreme Court had removed all uncertainty surrounding the case.
“I think that the Supreme Court has spoken emphatically that the decision of the Tamale High Court was made without jurisdiction, and so the court has quashed it,” he stated.
“Honourable Nyindam still remains the MP for the people of Kpandai. That position is maintained.”
He explained that by quashing the High Court’s ruling, the apex court had lawfully preserved Mr Nyindam’s status in Parliament.
Mr Nimako Marfo also underscored the importance of respecting judicial authority, stressing that once the courts have spoken, all parties must comply with the outcome.
“When it comes to court, the decision goes one way or the other. You take the legal route, and the court has said thus. That should be it,” he added.
His comments follow a 4–1 majority decision by the Supreme Court to set aside the judgment of the Tamale High Court, which had earlier nullified Mr Nyindam’s election. The five-member panel was presided over by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, who dissented from the majority.
The apex court’s intervention came after Mr Nyindam filed an application invoking the Supreme Court’s supervisory jurisdiction, arguing that the High Court committed a jurisdictional error in handling the election dispute.
After considering the application, the Supreme Court agreed, holding that the Tamale High Court acted without the requisite jurisdiction when it annulled the parliamentary election. The ruling effectively restores Mr Nyindam’s mandate and confirms him as the duly elected Member of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency.
He noted that although litigation may produce winners and losers, the rule of law depends on collective respect for court decisions, especially after all legal avenues have been exhausted.
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