There was wild jubilation from some Kpandai residents in the Northern Region following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a Tamale High Court ruling.
Some Kpandai resident speakin in an interview with Joy FM, following the court’s decision on January 28, 2026, stated, “I am very excited at the court’s decision; peace will prevail.”
Another Kpandai resident stated, “We thank God for this victory. Matthew has retained his seat, and there will be peace in Kpandai.”
The Kpandai resident jubilation follows the Supreme Court, in a 4-1 majority decision, has quashed the Tamale High Court judgment that annulled the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary candidate for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam’s victory.
The Apex court decision effectively restores the NPP Matthew Nyindam as the parliamentary candidate for Kpandai.
Justice Gabriel Scott Pawmang was the Judge who presided as President of the Bench, dissenting.
The Supreme Court panel that determined the matter was made up of Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang, Amadu-Omoro Tanko, Yonny Kulendi, Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu, and Henry Kwoffie.
Matthew Nyindam applied for certiorari, which was granted by the Sumpreme court challenged the High Court’s authority to nullify his election.
The full reasons for the Supreme Court ruling are expected to be released on 6 February 2026.
It will be recalled that Lawyers for New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament, Matthew Nyindam, argued that the Tamale High Court acted without jurisdiction.
They argued that the Kpandai parliamentary election was gazetted on December 24, 2024.
However, Lawyers for Mr Nsala Wakpal have strongly opposed the application.
They maintained that the High Court acted within its constitutional mandate.
Also, the Electoral Commission has acknowledged the existence of multiple Gazette notifications and detailed that the different Gazette numbers reflected different batches of constituencies.
The Supreme Court last year, 2025, ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to halt all proceedings and activities leading to the conduct of the Kpandai parliamentary rerun.
The court directed the EC to suspend all proceedings pending the final determination of a case before the court.
The Supreme Court decision puts a hold on preparations by the EC for the rerun election until the legal issues surrounding the matter are fully resolved.
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Scenes in Kpandai after Supreme Court quashes Tamale High Court's annulment of 2024 parliamentary election and affirms Nyindam as MP.#JoyNews #ElectionHQ #Kpandai #Election #NPP #MatthewNyindam pic.twitter.com/z5Pi6Nxs96
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