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Lawyers for the 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama say they have successfully proved that no candidate obtained more than 50% of the votes cast in the 2020 presidential elections. They are therefore urging the Supreme Court to on March 4 direct the Electoral Commission to organize a run-off …

Lawyers of former President John Mahama have filed their closing addresses in the election petition as was ordered by the Supreme Court on Monday. This means the way is cleared for the Supreme Court to decide on the Petition on March 4, 2021. The closing addresses are the summary of …

Contrary to assertions by the legal team of former President John Dramani Mahama in the ongoing election petition that neither their client nor President Akufo-Addo got the required votes to secure victory in the 7 December 2020 presidential polls, the National Democratic Congress’ own General Secretary, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, …

The Supreme Court has dismissed former President John Mahama’s review application to reopen his case in the ongoing election petition trial. The unanimous decision of the nine-member panel chaired by Justice Kwasi Anin Yebaoh held that the application is without merit.   This is the third review application from the …

Lead counsel of the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing Tsatsu Tsikata has yet again made a case for the Supreme Court to reconsider one of its rulings, on Tuesday, February 16. The seven justices of the apex court of Ghana unanimously dismissed the application of the petitioner, John …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamal Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has stated it clearly  that he has no interest in Election Petition currently pending before the Supreme Court. He told Kwame Nkrumah Tikese the host of Ade Akye Abia Morning show on  Accra-based Okay …

A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice William Atuguba, has admonished Ghanaians to accept  the outcome of the 2020 presidential election petition in good faith. He said in the event that a section of the people were aggrieved by the verdict of the apex court, their actions must be …

The Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he is withdrawing his court case challenging the results of last month’s presidential election. Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, alleges that the judges at the Supreme Court are biased. He asked the court to overturn the results on multiple grounds, …

Executive Director of civil society organization, ASEPA Mensah Thompson has revealed that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) after the declaration of the 2020 Presidential Elections recruited and camped some people at the party’s headquarters so that they could fish out errors or infractions, adding that even though millions was …

The lead counsel for John Mahama in the election petition case, Tsatsu Tsikata has filed two new applications at the Supreme Court following the dismissal of a leave seeking to reopen the case. The petitioner, John Mahama wanted the request granted so the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa …