Hamza Sayibu Suhuyini, a communications team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has expressed optimism that the party will reclaim the Kpandai seat in the upcoming election rerun.
He has attributed the party’s defeat in the 2016 elections to internal infractions, which he says partly hampered their efforts to retain the seat.
Suhuyini says the party’s leadership is working to address these divisions to present a united front ahead of the December 30 rerun.
Speaking on TV3’s BigIssue segment on the NewDay morning show on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, he expressed confidence about winning back the seat.
The legal practitioner said he sees the outcome of the survey as an opportunity to address the issues currently affecting the party internally in the constituency.
“One reason the NDC lost in 2016 was internal divisions. Even in the last elections, we had divisions in Kpandai. The National Executive Committee is working hard to address these and forge a united front,” he said.
Suhuyini emphasised the NDC’s commitment to winning Kpandai: “Even in 2024, when scaling down constituencies to win in the Northern region, Kpandai was one of them, despite internal issues.”
“…so, the outcome of the research is not surprising but amidst that, I think that the NDC put in a very strong effort in the last election.”
“We accept the outcome of this research, we still have some few days to go, we’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that we win the Kpandai seat for the benefit of the good people of Kpandai.”
His comments responded to a GlobalInfoAnalytics survey showing the NPP’s candidate leading in a slim margin.
The Kpandai seat was declared vacant by Parliament after the Tamale High Court on Monday, November 24, 2025, upheld a petition filed by the NDC parliamentary candidate for Kpandai, Daniel Nsala Wakpal, who argued that the December 7, 2024, election was marred by significant irregularities.
The court subsequently ordered a rerun within 30 days, a ruling that has sparked fierce reactions from the Minority.
A survey conducted by Global InfoAnalytics says the NPP’s Matthew Nyindam is leading Kpandai polls with 50% ahead of the rerun.
The NDC’s Daniel Nsala Wakpal follows closely with 46%, while independent candidate, Eric Nipani Donkor, is projected to get 1% of the total votes.
Meanwhile, 3% of voters remain undecided, according to the December 14, 2025 report.
The survey discloses that the election remains closely contested with Nyindam’s lead falling within a ±3.9% margin of error, indicating limited movement among voters.
It shows that about 2% of voters who supported Nyindam in the previous election have shifted to Wakpal, matched by an equal percentage of Wakpal’s supporters moving to Nyindam.
In essence, the survey shows a significant transfer of Donkor’s support dropping, with 28% of them shifting to Nyindam, being the reason for his current marginal lead.
Global InfoAnalytics’ findings suggest that while the contest is highly competitive, Nyindam retains a slight edge, underscoring the importance of turnout and voter mobilisation in the lead-up to the rerun scheduled for December 30, 2025.
Kpandai rerun: Our only commitment is to win back the seat – NDC’s Hamza Suhuyini
