Matthew Nyinadam is Member of Parliament for Kpandai
The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyinadam, has expressed disagreement with a High Court decision ordering a rerun of the parliamentary election in his constituency.
Speaking in an interview with GhanaWeb on Monday, November 24, 2025, Nyinadam noted that some Members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) had already been signaling a rerun in Kpandai.
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“We realised that something has already gone wrong because a week before today, the NDC in Kpandai were all over talking about a rerun in Kpandai. Even this morning, before the judgment on the social media handles, they had already posted that there’s going to be a rerun in Kpandai,” he remarked.
While Nyinadam said he respects the court’s authority, he insisted that the decision is unfair.
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“We vehemently disagree with what we have seen. We have already filed our stay of execution and filed the appeal at the courts too,” he said.
Nyinadam alleged that during the 2024 parliamentary election, supporters of the NDC parliamentary candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, attacked the coalition center, forcing the police and military to intervene.
“He mobilised his supporters, brought them in pickup, they came and attacked the coalition center. So, the police and then the military, and that particular plan advised that the EC should move to the regional office so that the declaration can be done,” he stated.
According to Nyinadam, irregularities were cited in 41 police stations, involving discrepancies between the number of people verified to vote and the votes actually cast.
“If you take a police station where the verification is done, maybe 200 people, and then at the parliamentary level, the votes cast were maybe 199. They printed it out as an inequality, which means that the person might have voted presidential and did not vote parliamentary,” he remarked.
He reassured his constituents that he remains the legitimate MP for Kpandai until the appeal court rules otherwise.
“I just want to let my people know that I am still the MP for Kpandai until the appeal court decides otherwise. We are fighting the case after this logical conclusion. It’s not that we are afraid of a rerun, but if it is a genuine rerun, we don’t have a problem. But this kind of rerun, we don’t even know where it is coming from. Nobody should be afraid. Let’s all stay together and see what God will do,” he added.
The Tamale High Court has ordered a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election, directing that a fresh poll be held within 30 days.
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