Deputy Director of Elections and IT for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sofo Rashid Tanko-Computer, has asserted that the party remains unfazed by the legal challenges filed by the incumbent Kpandai MP, Matthew Nyindam.
Nyindam has filed notices of appeal and a stay of execution to challenge the Tamale High Court ruling that ordered a rerun of the constituency’s parliamentary election within 30 days.
Speaking on Citi Eyewitness News, Tanko-Computer dismissed Nyindam’s legal actions as expected but ultimately inconsequential to the outcome.
According to him, the NDC is fully prepared for any outcome and confident that the facts of the case firmly support their position.
“We are not perturbed. No matter what they do they will still lose because the evidence is so clear. Interesting enough, we are waiting for the ruling on Friday. The trial judge said he will give the reason behind his ruling.
“So far both parties have not seen the reason behind him upholding our petition. We are ready for the election, and we are going in for it,” he stated.
Matthew Nyindam, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kpandai on Monday filed notices of appeal and a stay of execution against an earlier ruling of the High Court in Tamale ordering a rerun of the parliamentary election in the constituency.
The court decision followed a petition by former MP and NDC parliamentary candidate Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who challenged the results of the December 7, 2024, parliamentary election.
Wakpal argued that irregularities and inconsistencies in FORM 8A, the Statement of Polls for MPs, were recorded in 41 of the 152 polling stations in Kpandai, undermining the validity of the election that had declared Matthew Nyindam the MP-elect.
