Member of Parliament for South Dayi MP and Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has accused the Kpandai MP, Matthew Nyindam, of “abusing the court processes” after Nyindam filed another notice of appeal and a fresh application for a stay of execution at the Supreme Court.
In a JoyNews interview on December 1, 2025, Dafeamekpor refuted claims that the Kpandai MP is only now initiating an appeal.
He explained that the embattled MP had already lodged a notice of appeal on November 24, 2025, along with an initial application for a 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 said.
The South Dayi MP argued that submitting a second batch of the same applications misinforms the public and creates unnecessary work for the courts.
“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,” he said.
When asked whether defining an abuse of court processes is the responsibility of the court and not an MP, Dafeamekpor responded:
“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 shares the same view, pointing out that under the Court of Appeal rules, an automatic seven-day stay of execution is already in place, and that the grace period ends on December 1, 2025.
Dafeamekpor also questioned why the Kpandai MP is not relying on his earlier filings if they were indeed legitimate.
“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,” he stated.
These developments follow Nyindam’s move to the Supreme Court to challenge a Tamale High Court decision that nullified his 2024 parliamentary victory.
The High Court’s Commercial Division had called for a rerun, ruling that the election petition against him was submitted late.
Nyindam, however, contends that the court acted without the proper authority and is asking the Supreme Court to reverse that ruling.
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