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General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia yet again, brought humor into the Supreme Court despite the gravity of the ongoing election petition hearing. Mr Asiedu Nketia, who took the stand as one of two witnesses presented by the Petitioner [John Dramani Mahama], in an attempt to …

The Second witness for the petitioner, Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte is expected to mount the witness box for his cross-examination on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. This comes after the cross-examination of the petitioner’s first witness, Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia ended on Monday.   Videotapes of former President John Dramani Mahama, Mr …

Spokesperson for the legal team of the second respondent in the election petition, has said today’s hearing exposed inconsistent allegations made by the Petitioner, John Dramani Mahama and the witness, Johnson Asiedu Nketia. Speaking to the media after the hearing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah noted that John Dramani Mahama and Johnson Asiedu Nketia sought to discredit the “good job” of …

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Jonhson Asiedu Nketia has categorically denied declaring former President John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Mr Asiedu Nketia’s statement was in response to a barrage of questions thrown at him by the lead counsel of President Nana …

The secretary general of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, tells the Supreme Court Mahama is only in court to challenge the conduct of Jean Mensa   General Secretary of National Democratic Congress (NDC) and first witness of the petitioner (John Dramani Mahama) in the ongoing election 2020 petition, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, says …

Akoto Ampaw, the lead lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, second respondent in the ongoing election petition case, has asked the Supreme Court to delete portions of the witness statement filed for Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress. According to Akoto Ampaw, about ten paragraphs in Asiedu …

The Supreme Court will today Friday, January 29, 2021, commence the hearing of the 2020 presidential election following the consideration of all pending motions before the court. The Apex court in Thursday’s hearing dismissed the petitioner’s application requesting the court to review its ruling that denied his request to ask …

A member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, Frank Davies has taken a swipe at the legal team of President John Mahama in the ongoing Election Petition case. He accused them of being emotional in their arguments praying the Supreme Court to rule in their favour with regard to their application …

A nine-member Supreme Court review panel has dismissed an application by John Mahama in the ongoing election 2020 petition seeking review of the decision of the court that dismissed an initial application asking permission to serve interrogatories (12 questions) on the Electoral Commission (EC). After nearly two hours of arguments from the …

The petitioner in the ongoing Election Petition hearing, John Dramani Mahama, has filed his witness statements. It was filed on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, by his lawyers. The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia and Michael Kpessa-Whyte, a former Executive Director of the National …