{"id":104210,"date":"2025-11-26T16:36:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104210"},"modified":"2025-11-26T16:36:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:36:15","slug":"npps-nyindam-remains-kpandai-mp-judiciarys-ruling-will-be-challenged-afenyo-markin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104210","title":{"rendered":"NPP\u2019s Nyindam remains Kpandai MP, judiciary\u2019s ruling will be challenged \u2013 Afenyo-Markin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>2 Minute, 18 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><div>\n<p>Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has vowed to challenge the Tamale High Court\u2019s decision annulling the 2024 parliamentary election in Kpandai Constituency, describing the ruling as flawed and an affront to democratic legitimacy.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists in Parliament on Wednesday, November 26, Mr Afenyo-Markin reassured the Kpandai constituents that their Member of Parliament, Matthew Nyindam, remains the sitting MP and a fully active member of both Parliament and the Minority caucus of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cNo person, no institution, and certainly no flawed judicial order can suspend the mandate you freely and lawfully conferred upon him. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless and until the appellate process, properly invoked and fully exhausted, runs its lawful course, he will continue to serve you with dedication and dignity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Minority Leader stated that the party would lawfully resist any attempt to bar Mr Nyindam from representing his constituents, whether such attempts are \u201csubtle or brazen.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: Afenyo-Markin slams judiciary, says judges are serving \u2018paymasters\u2019 after Kpandai election annulment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cLet me state, this emphatically and without equivocation: the minority will lawfully resist any attempt, whether subtle or brazen, to bar him from representing his people. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not permit democratic legitimacy to be overturned by judicial improvisation,\u201d Mr Afenyo-Markin added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Afenyo-Markin had earlier criticised the judiciary over the manner in which the ruling was delivered. He described it as \u201cshameful\u201d and accused the courts of serving the interests of political actors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis order, with massive political, legal, and democratic consequences, was pronounced without a full written judgment. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were no written reasons, no factual findings, no legal analysis, just a naked directive issued into the public domain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also alleged that the NDC was aware of the judgment before it was read in open court, raising concerns about transparency and fairness in the process.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, has annulled the 2024 parliamentary election results for the Kpandai constituency and ordered a fresh poll within 30 days, following a successful legal challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The petition was filed by National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who claimed that the December\u202f7,\u202f2024, election was tainted by serious irregularities.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read also: High Court nullifies Kpandai 2024 parliamentary election, orders fresh poll in 30 days<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He alleged inconsistencies in\u202fForm\u202f8A (the \u201cpink sheet\u201d) from 41 polling stations out of the total 152, arguing that these breaches violated Regulations\u202f39 and\u202f43 of the Public Elections Regulations (CI\u202f127).<\/p>\n<p>In its ruling, the court agreed that non\u2011compliance with electoral regulations materially affected the integrity of the vote. 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