Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the former vice president, has backed the minority in parliament following the commotion on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
According to Dr Bawumia, he stands by the minority and supports the good work they are doing in parliament.
Speaking in an interview, Dr Bawumia stated, “I stand with the principles being espoused by the minority in parliament, and they are doing a good job at it, and we want to support all the principles they are fighting for in this particular case”.
He further quizzed parliament on why they are undermining democratic institutions over the Kpandai parliamentary dispute.
According to Dr Bawumia, Martin Nyindam has filed an appeal process at the High Court and also filed a judicial review at the Supreme Court, with those cases yet to be adjudicated.
He added, “To say the least, I’m very disappointed with what is going on in our country. It looks like our institutions of democracy and our tenets of democracy are being undermined. The issue of Kpandai with Mathew Nyindam is not a new issue in our democratic politics. We have had issues with Dan Abodakpi and issues with James Gyakye Quayson in Assin.
Basically, you’ve had the House allow the legal processes to take place and be exhausted before state institutions are stampeded into acting in ways that undermine democracy.”
Dr Bawumia continued, “Martin Nyindam should be given his day in court. He has filed an appeal process at the High Court. He has filed for a judicial review at the Supreme Court, and none of those cases has been adjudicated, so why the rush? Why the indecent haste?”
“I think that he is being railroaded, I think that this undermines our institutions of democracy, and I think that we should take a halt to these processes and allow him to have his day in court as others have done in the past. The House has never really rushed in this way when it came to the other cases. What is the difference in the case of Martin Nyindam?”
He added, “It should not be the case. We should uphold the tenets of democracy. Democracy is something precious that we’ve all had, and we have all subscribed to.”
When you start undermining its (democracy) pillars, you break it down, and the consequences for the nation are very severe. Simply because you have power, you shouldn’t feel that you can run roughshod over your opponents and the principles of democracy.”
His remarks follow the Electoral Commission announcing the Kpandai Parliamentary Election rerun will be held on Tuesday, December 30.
In a statement signed by the Deputy Director of Research Mr Fred Tetteh read, “The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that following the Tamale High Court’s ruling on Monday, 24th November, 2025, ordering a rerun of the “Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election within thirty (30) days” and upon receipt of a letter from the Clerk to Parliament on Tuesday, 9th December, 2025, formally notifying the Commission of the occurrence of a vacancy in the Membership of Parliament, the seat of the Constituency in Parliament has become vacant.
The Electoral Commission will hold a rerun of the Parliamentary Election in the Kpandai Constituency on Tuesday, 30th December, 2025.
The rerun of the Kpandai Constituency Parliamentary Election will be conducted for only the three (3) Candidates who contested the 2024 Parliamentary Election in the said Constituency”.
The EC decision follows Mr Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Clerk to Parliament, who has formally notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the membership of Parliament for the Kpandai Constituency.
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