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Justices of the Supreme Court are set to rule on the Election Petition on the December polls submitted by flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama. The legal tussle and cross-examination, which has taken place since January 14 will finally be decided today at the Supreme Court of Ghana. …

The Supreme Court is today, Thursday, March 4, 2021, expected to deliver its judgment on the December 2020 presidential election petition. Former President John Mahama who re-contested the election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), took the Electoral Commission to court, challenging the validity of the Commission’s …

Tomorrow, Thursday, March 4, 2021, will be momentous and historic en même temps as the Supreme Court gives its final judgment on the 2020 Election Petition brought to it by John Dramani Mahama and the NDC. Following the general polls of 2020, where the Electoral Commission Chairperson, Jean Mensa, declared Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as …

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged supporters of the party to remain calm and resolute ahead of a decision the Supreme Court takes on the petition filed by its 2020 Presidential Candidate, John Dramani Mahama to have the results of last year’s elections …

Lawyers for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have prayed the Supreme Court to dismiss the Petitioner’s case as it discloses no reasonable cause of action. President Nana Addo said “our submission is that the petition is frivolous and discloses no reasonable cause of action remains unshaken, notwithstanding the evidence led …

The Member of Parliament for the Hohoe constituency and the Minister-designate for Railway development, John Peter Amewu says he is sure he would have garnered more votes in the Hohoe constituency should eligible voters in the newly created Guan District; comprising Santrokofi, Akpafu, Likpe, and Lolobi (SALL) have voted in …

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 …