Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has accused Kpandai MP, Matthew Nyindam, of “abusing the court processes” after the latter filed yet another notice of appeal and application for stay of execution at the Supreme Court today.

Speaking on JoyNews’ Top Story on Monday, December 1, the South Dayi MP described as misleading suggestions that Mr. Nyindam was only now initiating an appeal process.

According to him, the embattled MP had already filed a notice of appeal on November 24, followed by an application for stay of execution.

“It is most inaccurate for anybody to suggest that Matthew Nyindam is now filing a notice of appeal. What they have done today, the first of December, amounts to an abuse of the court processes,”
he stated.

He stressed that filing a second set of the same processes misleads the public and burdens the judiciary.

“If you come to the media today and say you are now filing the notice of appeal and also filing an application for stay of execution, they should be candid with everyone. This is the second set of processes they are filing, and they are abusing the processes of the court. I want the general public to know this.”

When asked whether it is the court that determines what constitutes an abuse of court processes, the Majority Chief Whip clarified:

“No, it can be my calling. As the Majority Chief Whip, I am demanding that Matthew Nyindam no longer participate in the processes of Parliament.”

He added that the Speaker agreed, noting that the relevant provisions of the Court of Appeal rules already grant an automatic seven-day stay of execution, which expires today.

Dafeamekpor questioned why Mr. Nyindam was not relying on the initial filings if they were valid:

“If you have indeed filed a notice of appeal and followed it with an application for stay of execution, why are you filing another set? I suspect they may want to withdraw one, but to simply keep filing processes just so that Matthew can stay in Parliament can’t hold.”

This development comes after NPP’s incumbent MP for Kpandai filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a High Court ruling that invalidated his 2024 parliamentary election victory.

The High Court, Commercial Division in Tamale, had ordered a rerun after ruling that the petition challenging his election was filed out of time. Mr. Nyindam, however, insists that the court wrongly assumed jurisdiction and is urging the Supreme Court to annul the decision.