There was commotion in parliament on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, following the minority members abandoning their seats and massing in the centre of the chamber.
Members of the minority and majority caucuses clash in a fierce confrontation over calls by the minority for the adjournment of parliamentary seating, in protest of the declaration of the Kpandai seat vacant.
The minority members massed up in the centre of the chamber, which led to a brief scuffle and brought proceedings to a halt.
Reports suggest the disturbance erupted following the declaration of the Kpandai parliamentary seat as vacant, with the minority describing the decision as unlawful and procedurally flawed.
Leading to the commotion, the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, had dismissed the continuous protest from the Minority, arguing that the Minority is trying to obstruct parliamentary business.
The Majority leader stated, “We will not be distracted. I will let Ghanaians know that you are only pretending to be democrats… How can the Speaker rule if he has not heard all sides?”
However, Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Minority Chief Whip, insisted government business “will suffer” until the Kpandai matter is resolved.
The Minority then intensified their protest despite the Speaker’s attempts to continue business, rising and moving to the middle of the chamber and chanting.
MPs from both sides then clashed in the centre of the floor, with the Marshals then forced to step in as tempers flared.
Meanwhile, out of parliament, Matthew Nyindam, the previously declared winner of the Kpandai parliamentary election, has said he is unfazed by the brouhaha surrounding the court decision for a rerun.
According to Matthew Nyindam, he has nothing to hide because he did not cheat in the 2024 election, as the Electoral Commission (EC) prepares for a court-ordered re-run.
He accused the NDC government of wielding tremendous influence over national processes.
Speaking on the AM Show, Mr Nyindam stated, “I am so fine because I am not troubled. We’ve not cheated in this particular election”.
He added, “What I’ve realised is that there is a government that is so strong and whatever they want to do, they will want to do it.
They don’t care whether you are right or you are wrong,”
He added, “We are in the appeal court, and we are still waiting. The Supreme Court has set a date of December 16 to listen to us. The rest is a matter for the lawyers; it is technical. Whichever way they want to go, I believe that I have a God. Everybody is destined one way or another. Wherever my destiny lands me, so be it”.
Also, the NPP’s National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, has said the party will not abandon Matthew Nyindam.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, December 9, Henry Nana Boakye stated, “The NPP stands as one solid rock behind the MP for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam. His fight is our fight, his course is our course, and his course will be the course of every NPP member.
“Do not lose heart. The NPP has not abandoned you. We have not retreated. We are with you completely and unfailingly. We will walk every step of this legal journey with you. We will fight in every court, at every hour, with a calculated agenda,” he emphasised.
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