God saved me – Kpandai MP
The Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam, has disclosed that he is financially drained after winning his parliamentary seat and battling a prolonged court case.
The MP said he used all his resources to win the election and has not had peace of mind to properly focus on his parliamentary duties for about a year.
Speaking in an interview with Joy News on January 28, 2026, after the Supreme Court dismissed an application by the Tamale High Court seeking a rerun of the election, he said, “In fact, I cannot put a price on it. I am broke because winning an election in Ghana is not a small battle. I won this election with every resource I had. I have never had peace. They dragged me to court, and today the Supreme Court has saved me.”
He also spoke about the difficult period between November 24, when his seat came under threat, and December 30, when the rerun was scheduled.
“It took only God and the help of people to sustain the constituency during that time,” he said.
Nyindam further complained about the heavy presence of state machinery in the constituency during the campaign.
“Matthew cannot fight the forces of government. You saw the whole government machinery in Kpandai, campaigning and moving from place to place,” he added.
On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, the Supreme Court, by a 4–1 majority decision, quashed the ruling of the Tamale High Court that nullified the parliamentary election results in the Kpandai Constituency.
The apex court ruled that the Tamale High Court lacked jurisdiction to hear the election petition because it was filed outside the mandatory statutory time limit.
The decision followed a judicial review application filed by Gary Nimako, Director of Legal Affairs of the New Patriotic Party.
As a result, the planned parliamentary rerun in Kpandai will no longer take place.
The Supreme Court’s ruling confirms Matthew Nyindam of the NPP as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Kpandai, meaning the party retains all its 87 seats in Parliament.
In December 2025, the Supreme Court ordered the Electoral Commission to suspend all processes related to the proposed rerun until the final determination of the case.
The Electoral Commission had earlier scheduled December 30, 2025, for the rerun after Parliament notified it that the Kpandai seat was vacant.
The Tamale High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange, had annulled the 2024 parliamentary election results and ordered a fresh poll within 30 days after a petition by the NDC candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal.
Wakpal alleged that the December 7, 2024, election was affected by serious irregularities, citing inconsistencies in Form 8A from 41 out of 152 polling stations, which he said violated Regulations 39 and 43 of the Public Elections Regulations, CI 127…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>