The Minority Caucus in Parliament has rejected the High Court ruling ordering a rerun of the Kpandai parliamentary election, describing the verdict as an animal farm judgment and a textbook case of judicial overreach.
The Caucus has insisted that Mr Matthew Nyindam remains the legitimate Member of Parliament (MP) for the Kpandai Constituency until all legal appeals are exhausted.
Addressing the Parliamentary Press Corps (PPC) in Accra on Wednesday, the Minority Leader, Mr Alexander Afenyo-Markin, condemned the ruling delivered on November 24, 2025, by Justice Emmanuel Brew Plange. He cautioned that the judgment carried grave implications for the country’s democracy and set a dangerous precedent for electoral stability.
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The High Court, in its ruling, ordered a complete rerun of the election across all 152 polling stations in the constituency. This order was given despite the fact that the petitioner had only challenged alleged irregularities in 41 polling stations.
Mr. Afenyo-Markin expressed shock at the scope of the ruling, describing it as breathtaking in its reach and alarming in its implications.
“The petitioner never asked for a full rerun. The parties never argued about 152 polling stations. No one was put on notice that the entire election was at risk,” the Minority Leader stated.
He argued that by voiding votes in 111 polling stations where no irregularities were alleged, the judge had violated established legal precedent. He likened the court’s remedy to ‘judicial carpet-bombing’ rather than a precise lawful intervention.
“You do not cure irregularities in 41 stations by burying the valid votes of thousands who committed no wrong. The law demands precision, not wholesale destruction,” he stressed.
Mr Afenyo-Markin confirmed that Mr Nyindam has already filed a Notice of Appeal and an application for a Stay of Execution against the judgment.
He assured the constituents of Kpandai that their MP remains in office pending the final determination of the case.
“Honourable Matthew Nyindam remains the sitting Member of Parliament for the Kpandai constituency. No flawed judicial order can suspend the mandate you freely and lawfully conferred upon him,” he asserted.
Touching on the wider implications, the Minority Leader warned that the ruling risked encouraging electoral anarchy. He noted that the verdict sends a message that disrupting a few polling stations could result in a full rerun, thereby rewarding electoral disorder.
“We will not permit democratic legitimacy to be overturned by judicial improvisation,” he said.
While acknowledging that Article 99 of the Constitution typically makes the Court of Appeal the final authority in parliamentary election petitions, Mr Afenyo-Markin indicated that the Minority is prepared to support additional constitutional litigation at the Supreme Court, citing the ruling’s flagrant unconstitutionality.