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Election Petition: Mahama’s Application For “Stay Of Proceedings” Has No Merit – Akufo-Addo

The second respondent (President Akufo-Addo) in the Election 2020 petition filed at the Supreme Court by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, says the application by the petitioner (Mahama), seeking to stop proceedings pending the determination of his application for a review of the dismissal of …

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‘Don’t Sign EC’s Fraudulent Pink Sheets’ – NDC Warns Party Agents

The leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has cautioned its party agents across the country against the Electoral Commission’s alleged intentions of deceiving them to sign “fraudulent” pink sheets for a reward.         According to the NDC, they’d picked intelligence suggesting that some District EC Officials …

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EC Did Not Pad Votes In Favour Of Akufo-Addo, Says Jean Mensa

The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa, in her election petition witness statement, has maintained that President Akufo-Addo is the legitimate winner of the 2020 elections.     She asserted that the commission did not pad President Akufo-Addo’s votes as alleged by the petitioner in the case, John Mahama. In …

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Mahama’s “Review Application” lacks legal basis, dismiss it – EC urges Supreme Court

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has filed an affidavit in opposition to a review application by John Dramani Mahama, the Petitioner in the ongoing election 2020 petition at the Supreme Court, seeking to reverse a decision of the apex court that dismissed his earlier application for interrogatories.     …

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Mahama Files Application To Stop The Hearing Of His Petition.

The petitioner in the ongoing Election 2020 petition at the Supreme Court, John Dramani Mahama, has filed an application at the court seeking to stop the hearing of the petition he filed himself 22 days ago on 30 December 2020. The motion of notice for stay of proceedings was filed …

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Mahama’s legal Team Creating Media Display To Make Him More Popular For 2024 Race – Oppong Nkrumah

  Former Information minster and also one of the spokespersons for the President of Ghana in the 2020 election petition ,Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said that Jhon Dramani Mahama legal team seeks to delay the court process by creating a media display. According to Kojo Oppong in an interview with …

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Supreme Court Suspends Election Petition Hearing Until  Tuesday, January 26

  The Supreme Court has suspended the hearing of the Election Petition until  Tuesday, January 26 after a hearing on Wednesday, January 20. The adjournment comes after the president of the seven (7) panel of judges, Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah spelt out orders for parties in the case to …

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Tsikata Cries In Court: Justice Must Not Be Sacrificed For Expedition

The Supreme Court says the petitioner’s lawyers should file their witness statements by Thursday, but Tsatsu Tsikata wants more time The Supreme Court has adjourned the 2020 election petition to Tuesday 26 January 2021 after a mini showdown in court between Tsatsu Tsikata, lawyer for the petitioner, and the judges on the panel, …

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Am I Not Allowed To Mention Jean Mensa’s Name, Tsikata Clashes With Supreme Court Judge

  The presidential candidate of the NDC, former President John Mahama is challenging the validity of the 7 December presidential election   The counsel for the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, Tsatsu Tsikata clashed with a Supreme Court judge on Tuesday (19 January 2021) during …

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2020 Election Petition Hearing Enters Day Two Today

At the first hearing, the apex court ruled that John Mahama must correct errors in his petition for the case to take off today Supreme Court’s hearing of former President John Dramani Mahama’s Election Petition, challenging the validity of the winner of 7 December presidential election enters day two, with …

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