The Minority Caucus has raised strong objections to the conduct of Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew in the ongoing Kpandai parliamentary election petition, describing his handling of the matter as deeply troubling and procedurally irregular.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, in a statement, stated, “I must express my profound concern regarding the conduct of proceedings in the Kpandai election petition presided over by His Lordship Justice Emmanuel Bart Plange Brew.”
He explained that the caucus had earlier issued a statement on 24th November 2025, expressing confidence that the appellate process would correct what they believed to be a flawed ruling. However, that confidence has since been shaken.
“Our doubts have been further deepened not only by the lawfulness and constitutionality of the order itself but by the court’s failure to deliver the promised written judgement,” he said.
Justice Plange Brew’s order nullified the entire Kpandai parliamentary election, despite the petitioner challenging only 41 out of 152 polling stations. Hon. Mathew Nyindam had won the election with 27,947 votes against 24,213, a margin of 3,734 votes. The Minority described the ruling as “a shocking order” and questioned its legal basis.
They asked, “How does a court purport to nullify an entire constituency election when the challenge concerned only 41 polling stations? What legal or constitutional basis permits such a sweeping remedy for such a limited complaint?”
According to the Minority, the judge promised in open court to deliver a full, reasoned judgement by Friday, 28th November 2025, but that deadline passed without explanation. “The judgement has not been released. No explanation has been provided,” the statement emphasized.
Repeated requests for the judgement, including a formal application by Hon. Nyindam’s lawyers on 24th November 2025, have not yielded results. The Minority alleges that the situation now “borders on judicial obstruction of the appellate process.”
The caucus insists that the failure to produce the written ruling undermines confidence in the justice system and leaves the Kpandai constituents in uncertainty regarding their democratic mandate.
