Yussif Danjumah, the Northern Regional Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said his party will defeat the National Democratic Congress (NDC) hand down if the party decides to contest in Kpandai re-run.
He revealed that the NPP is unbothered by the ongoing campaign activities by the NDC following the High Court ruling.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Friday, November 28, Danjumah stated, “NPP will beat NDC hands down if we decide to contest in the re-run of the Kpandai election. NPP will take part in the Kpandai re-election, and we’re not afraid at all. We will reclaim the seat. We’re challenging the ruling; this is very unfair”.
“NDC is campaigning because they know they lost the election, and these are the shenanigans we’re talking about. How did they know they were going to get a favourable judgment? He asked.
He added, “They started jubilating even before the judge delivered his ruling. That is completely unfair. We’re not perturbed about the NDC’s campaign. Even if we’re to use one week to compete with NDC and win, we will do that”.
Also, Rockson Dafeamekpor, the Majority Chief Whip, has told the NPP to prepare for the re-run of the Kpandai Parliamentary election.
According to Dafeamekpor, the NDC is ready for the re-run in Kpandai, so the NPP had better prepare too.
Addressing journalists in Parliament on November 28, 2025, Dafeamekpor stated, “We are here to set the record straight that they lost the matter, and they are dazed. The battleground is in Kpandai, not in the foyer of Parliament. The job is on the ground. We, the NDC, are on the ground. We are working”.
“As we speak, the NDC is working. We are in Kpandai. We are campaigning. They won’t come and campaign, and when they lose, they blame innocent people,” he added.
Meanwhile, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, has declared that Matthew Nyindam, the Kpandai Member of Parliament, remains an active MP despite the Tamale High Court’s annulment.
According to Speaker Bagbin, though the high court invalidates the earlier declaration of Matthew Nyindam as MP, it cannot take immediate action.
He explained that the law provides for a mandatory seven-day stay of execution in all appealable High Court rulings.
Speaker Bagbin noted that since the ruling was delivered on November 24, 2025, the stay remains in force until December 1, 2025.
Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, November 26, Alban Bagbin explained, “The effect of the order, to my understanding, is that the EC is to conduct a rerun election within 30 days, implying that the original declaration of Hon. Matthew Nyindam as winner is invalid and the member is no longer an MP”.
“During this period, the High Court ruling cannot form the basis for the Speaker to instruct the Clerk to notify the Electoral Commission that the Kpandai seat is vacant,” he said.
“I, however, bring to the attention of the House the provisions of the Court of Appeal Rules, 1997 (CI 19) as amended by CI 132, rule 27(3). It provides that there shall be a stay of execution of the judgment or decision appealed against for a period of seven days immediately following the giving of notice of the judgment or decision.”
“Honourable Members, this is not a declaratory order; it is an executive order delivered by the High Court,” Speaker Bagbin added.