The Minority Caucus in Parliament has said they are committed to the rule of law and believe that the appellate process will restore confidence in the democratic outcome delivered by the voters of the Kpandai constituency in the 2024 parliamentary election.
Reacting to the High Court in Tamale’s ruling on Monday [Nov 24, 2025] that annulled the entire results of the 2024 Parliamentary election and ordered a rerun, the Minority Caucus, in a statement signed by its leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, expressed disagreement with the court ruling.
According to them, when the National Democratic Congress candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal went to court, his case focused on his absence in Tamale during the collation and on clerical errors in 41 out of 152 polling stations.
To them, during the trial, the main witness for the NDC stated that the total votes in contention were about 500 and that even if the court had awarded all 500 votes to the NDC candidate, he would still have lost by more than 3,000 votes.
To them, despite this clear position, the Tamale High Court has nullified the entire results and ordered a rerun in the constituency.
They indicated that the court’s decision raises concerns because the facts did not support the ruling.
That is why they have issued and filed a notice of appeal and an application for a stay of execution.
Explaining, they said the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Matthew Nyindam won the election with a difference of 3,734 votes, polling 27,947 against the 24,213 secured by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal.
The caucus argued that the NDC candidate challenged the outcome on grounds of his absence from Tamale and clerical inconsistencies in 41 polling stations.
Attached below is a copy of the statement
STATEMENT ON THE HIGH COURT RULING NULLIFYING THE PANDAI CONSTITUENCY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION
The Minority Caucus wishes to clarify the facts surrounding the 2024 parliamentary election in the Kpandai Constituency and recent developments that have followed.
The records show a transparent process, a credible declaration, and a result that reflected the will of the people. It is important for the public to have a full understanding of what occurred before, during and after the collation.
After the NDC secured the presidential results, the NDC parliamentary candidate, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, gathered a group of supporters who arrived at the collation centre in a Mahindra pickup wearing NDC T-shirts.
They damaged some ballot boxes in an attempt to interrupt the collation, believing that the Electoral Commission would not have the pink sheets required to complete the declaration.
The tension that followed created serious security risks.
This led the Electoral Commission to move the final declaration to its regional office in Tamale. All NDC agents had already signed the pink sheets at every polling station across the constituency, confirming the accuracy of the results.
When Wakpal realised that he had lost the election, he refused to go to Tamale for the collation. The Electoral Commission continued with its work and declared Mathew Nyindam the winner with 27,947 votes, while Nsala secured 24,213 votes.
Wakpal later challenged the results in court. His case focused on his absence in Tamale and on clerical errors in 41 out of 152 polling stations. During the trial, the main witness for the NDC stated that the total votes in contention were about 500. Even if the court had awarded all 500 votes to the NDC candidate, he would still have lost by more than 3,000 votes.
Despite this clear position, the Tamale High Court has nullified the entire results and ordered a rerun in the constituency.
This decision raises concerns because the facts did not support the ruling.
A notice of appeal and an application for a stay of execution have both been filed.
The Kandai parliamentary election was conducted in a transparent manner.
The results reflected the choice of the people.
The Minority Caucus remains committed to the rule of law and believes that the appellate process will restore confidence in the democratic outcome delivered by the voters of Kpandai.
