Member of Parliament for Kpandai, Matthew Nyindam will continue to serve until December 1, 2025 despite a High Court ruling that annulled the 2024 election results and ordered a rerun within 30 days.
This was announced by Speaker Alban Bagbin in Parliament on Thursday, November 27 follwoing demands by the majority for his removal as an MP.
According to Speaker Bagbin, the Ghanaian law provides a mandatory seven-day stay of execution for all appealable High Court decisions, meaning the ruling cannot take immediate effect.
The Speaker cited Rule 27(3) of the Court of Appeal Rules, the Supreme Court in Mensah v. GCB (2005–2006), and the Court of Appeal in Clenam Construction Ltd v. Valcum Crest (2022) to support his position that any action before the stay expires would be premature and void.
Speaker Bagbin stressed that the High Court order is an executory decision, not declaratory, and that Nyindam is therefore fully entitled to participate in parliamentary proceedings.
The clarification came after South Dayi MP Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor demanded that Nyindam step aside, saying, “Mr Speaker, the High Court has set aside the declaration that made Hon. Matthew Nyindam a Member of Parliament. By operation of law, he cannot continue to sit or take part in the business of this House.”
