Kpandai Election Rerun: Minority Accuses Judge of Stalling Appeal Process
The Minority says the delayed release of the High Court’s written judgment is obstructing legal challenges and undermining transparency in the Kpandai election dispute
- The Minority accuses the Tamale High Court of stalling the Kpandai election appeal by withholding the written judgment
- Justice Plange Brew annulled the entire Kpandai 2024 parliamentary results and ordered a fresh election within 30 days
- Mathew Nyindam’s appeal and the Electoral Commission’s actions remain stalled
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Tamale High Court of obstructing the appeal process in the Kpandai parliamentary election dispute after the presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew, failed to release the written judgment that nullified the constituency’s 2024 parliamentary results.
According to Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the judge had pledged in open court to deliver the full, reasoned judgment on Friday, 28 November 2025, a deadline that has passed without explanation. The Minority raised its concerns in a statement shared on Facebook on Monday, 1 December 2025.
The written judgment is essential for Mathew Nyindam, the declared winner of the 2024 Kpandai contest, to effectively challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
Justice Plange Brew had last week annulled the entire Kpandai parliamentary results and ordered a fresh election within 30 days, prompting the Minority to question why all 152 polling stations were voided when the petition had only challenged 41 stations.
The Minority said its concerns intensified after two formal requests from Nyindam’s lawyers, submitted on 24 and 28 November, for a certified copy of the judgment went unanswered.
“This is no longer a mere delay. It is paralysis of the appellate process by the very court whose order is under challenge,” Afenyo-Markin said.
He stressed that without the written judgment, Nyindam cannot pursue his appeal, the Electoral Commission cannot act on the 30-day directive, and the public cannot evaluate the constitutional basis for voiding an entire constituency’s vote.
The Minority leader warned that the situation undermines transparency, due process, and judicial integrity, especially as the ruling affects Parliament’s composition and removes a sitting MP without explanation.
He urged Justice Plange Brew to immediately release the full judgment and respond to the pending applications, arguing that “our constitutional democracy cannot function on unexplained directives.”
Nyindam has filed a notice of appeal and applied for a stay of execution of the High Court order, but both are stalled until the written ruling is released.
