Declare NPP MP for Kpandai Mathew Nyindam 'persona non grata'

A heated statement erupted connected the level of Parliament connected Wednesday erstwhile the Majority Caucus requested the Speaker of Parliament to state Matthew Nyindam, the New Patriotic Party subordinate of Parliament for Kpandai a persona non grata and beryllium marched retired of the Chamber.

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, said based connected the ruling by the Tamale High Court, which had been duly served connected Parliament, Mr Nyindam indispensable beryllium barred from participating successful each businesses successful the plenary.

But the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, prayed the Second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Asiamah Amoako, who was presiding, to cull the Majority’s request.

The statement erupted erstwhile Mr Nyindam, whose predetermination was annulled by the Tamale High Court connected November 24, 2025, was owed to lend to the statement connected the 2026 fund connection connected the floor, but the Majority objected to his publication connected the grounds that helium was nary longer a subordinate of the House. 

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Persona non grata  

Making the entreaty to the Speaker to state the Kpandai MP persona non grata, Mr Dafeamekpor said helium received the Tamale High Court bid from a bailiff connected Tuesday, a crushed Mr Nyindam could nary longer enactment successful the concern of the House. 

He said the Speaker, the Clerk-to-Parliament, and the Legal Department were besides decently served with the bid today. 

“So Honourable Nyindam is present a persona non grata. On this level and arsenic a subordinate of Parliament, the tribunal says helium indispensable spell backmost and spell done the processes, and if helium is genuinely re-elected, helium tin travel back.

“If helium was minded to entreaty the determination of the High Court, it was his close which helium had duly done so, but it is trite that specified filing of an entreaty does not run arsenic a enactment of execution of the court's orders,” helium said.

The MP for South Dayi said a specified filing of a enactment of execution exertion besides did not run arsenic a enactment against the execution of the orders of the court. 

Don’t widen courtesies 

He said Parliament, having been duly served, had a work nether instrumentality to guarantee that Mr. Nyindam was nary longer extended the courtesies by the House.

He recalled that erstwhile the NDC Assin South MP, James Gyekye Quayson, was ordered by the Cape Coast High Court that helium should spell done a re-run of his election, the past Majority NPP members, led by Mr Afenyo-Markin, spoke vociferously against the information that Mr Quayson could not beryllium entertained successful the House. 

Eventually, helium said Mr Quayson had to permission the House, saying that “this is simply a way that we person travelled”. 

“Precedent has been laid and set, and truthful cipher tin impulse connected this House contiguous that Honourable Nyindam indispensable person a dependable today. 

“It would not hap since the orders of the High Court are directed astatine Parliament arsenic good arsenic the Electoral Commission to bid a re-run of the predetermination wrong 30 days,” helium said.

Saying that helium would not let his caucus to disobey the orders of the court, Mr Dafeamekpor prayed the Speaker to march Mr Nyindam retired of the Chamber based connected past precedent. 

“I americium not saying so, but this is the precedent acceptable by this broadside erstwhile they were here,” helium said.

Reject request 

Reacting, the Minority Leader challenged Mr Dameakpor’s assertion that helium argued for the Speaker to march Mr Quayson retired of the Chamber erstwhile his lawsuit came up.

He said ne'er did he, arsenic Leader of the House, advocator that Mr Quayson, having mislaid a High Court case, should beryllium marched retired of the Chamber. 

He explained that aft the Cape Coast High Court ruling, Mr Quayson filed an entreaty and a enactment of execution.

Based connected that, the House ne'er denied him his close of introduction and his close to beryllium heard, helium said. 

He said successful the Eighth Parliament, erstwhile Mr Alban Sumana Kinsford Bagbin presided, the Cape Coast High Court ruling connected the citizenship substance did not automatically pb to an bid for Mr Quayson to beryllium ordered retired of the Chamber.

“Mr Speaker, for Mr Gyekye Quayson to beryllium ordered out, it has to beryllium done by the Speaker,” helium said.

He argued that whereas successful the Gyekye Quayson substance the judgement of the tribunal was made disposable to each parties, the judgement of Nyindam’s lawsuit would beryllium made disposable connected Friday. 

Describing arsenic inappropriate the exertion by Mr Dafeamekpor to the Speaker to march Mr Nyindam retired of the Chamber, Mr Afenyo-Markin prayed the Speaker to cull the Majority Chief Whip’s petition to him.

Responding, the 2nd lawman Speaker said helium had received written notification from the Speaker to enactment connected clasp the substance until helium himself resumed the chair.