It is premature to declare Nyindam's Kpandai seat vacant

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has ruled that it was premature to state the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Matthew Nyindam's Kpandai constituency spot vacant, particularly arsenic helium has initiated an entreaty process against the High Court ruling.

On Wednesday, determination was a heated statement connected the level of Parliament erstwhile the Majority Caucus requested the Speaker to state Matthew Nyindam of 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 concern successful the plenary.

But the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, prayed the Second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Asiamah Amoako, who was past 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. 

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.

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 statement and described it arsenic inappropriate for him to inquire 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.

Bagbin: It is premature to state Kpandai spot vacant

Clarifying that the Kpandai parliamentary spot cannot beryllium declared vacant arsenic of present connected Thursday [November 27], Mr Bagbin said the High Court’s decision—though it invalidates the earlier declaration of Matthew Nyindam arsenic MP—cannot instrumentality contiguous effect due to the fact that the instrumentality provides for a mandatory seven-day enactment of execution successful each appealable High Court rulings.

“The effect of the order, to my understanding, is that the EC is to behaviour a rerun predetermination wrong 30 days, implying that the archetypal declaration of Hon. Matthew Nyindam arsenic victor is invalid and the subordinate is nary longer an MP,” Bagbin said.

“I nevertheless bring to the attraction of the House the provisions of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1997 (CI 19) arsenic amended by CI 132, regularisation 27(3). It provides that determination shall beryllium a enactment of execution of the judgement oregon determination appealed against for a play of 7 days instantly pursuing the giving of announcement of the judgement oregon decision.”

The Speaker stressed that the regularisation is mandatory and applies to each High Court determination susceptible of appeal. He cited the Supreme Court’s determination successful Mensah v GCB (2005–2006), which held that immoderate execution earlier the expiration of the seven-day model is premature and void.

He added that the Court of Appeal reaffirmed this successful Clenam Construction Ltd v Valcum Crest (April 7, 2022), noting that the statutory enactment exists to let the losing enactment clip to see whether to entreaty oregon question further relief.

Mr Bagbin said the seven-day statutory enactment remains successful unit until December 1, 2025, and truthful the High Court ruling “cannot signifier the ground for the Speaker to instruct the Clerk to notify the EC that the Kpandai spot is vacant.” He added that should Nyindam take to appeal, further processes nether CI 27(1) would apply.

Mr Bagbin underscored “It is truthful excessively premature to accidental that the hon Matthew Nyindam is qualified from entering and participating successful the activities of the location due to the fact that this play stays wrong the 7 days mandatory enactment of execution of the order.

“Honourable members this is not a declarative order, it is simply a enforcement bid that was delivered by the precocious tribunal truthful the honourable subordinate is close to person been successful the location yesterday.”