Minority accuses Tamale High Court Judge of stalling appeal in Kpandai election rerun case
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Tamale High Court of obstructing the appeal process in the Kpandai election dispute after the presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew, failed to release the written judgment that nullified the constituency’s 2024 parliamentary results.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the judge had promised in open court to deliver the full, reasoned judgment on Friday, 28 November 2025 — a deadline that has passed without explanation. The Minority raised its concerns in a statement issued on Monday, December 1, 2025.
According to the Minority, the written judgment is critical for Mathew Nyindam, the declared winner of the 2024 Kpandai parliamentary contest, to properly challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
The Minority in Parliament has accused the Tamale High Court of obstructing the appeal process in the Kpandai election dispute after the presiding judge, Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew, failed to release the written judgment that nullified the constituency’s 2024 parliamentary results.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin said the judge had promised in open court to deliver the full, reasoned judgment on Friday, 28 November 2025 — a deadline that has passed without explanation. The Minority raised its concerns in a statement issued on Monday, December 1, 2025.
According to the Minority, the written judgment is critical for Mathew Nyindam, the declared winner of the 2024 Kpandai parliamentary contest, to properly challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.
Afenyo-Markin warned that the situation undermines transparency, due process and the integrity of the judiciary, especially because the ruling affects the composition of Parliament and strips a sitting MP of his mandate without providing the legal rationale.
He urged Justice Plange Brew to immediately publish the full judgment and respond to the pending applications, arguing that “our constitutional democracy cannot function on unexplained directives.”
Nyindam has filed a notice of appeal and applied for a stay of execution of the High Court’s order, but both actions remain stalled until the written ruling is released.