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The Apex Court is expected to commence the substantive hearing of the 2020 election petition today, January 28, 2020. The court was supposed to sit on the substantive case on January 26 but former president John Dramani Mahama had not filed his witness statements though they were due on January 21. Mr. …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: 2020 Election Petition hearing
The Supreme Court will today, January 26, 2021, hear the John Mahama election petition. Lawyers of former president John Mahama have filed a motion seeking leave to file “an additional ground of review” to the review application on the interrogatories. Mr Mahama and his lawyers per the motion for leave …
Read More »Ignore Mahama’s request to put election petition hearing on hold – Akufo-Addo to Supreme Court
Documents have been filed on behalf of President Akufo-Addo indicating his objection to a request by the NDC’s John Dramani Mahama to the Supreme Court to put the election petition hearing on hold. Mr. Mahama through his lawyers is demanding that hearings are halted until the Supreme Court deals with …
Read More »Election petition: If you’re not ready don’t start – Gabby Otchere-Darko flays Mahama
New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has flayed former president John Mahama for employing “delay tactics” in the 2020 election petition hearing. Mahama has, through his legal team, filed for stay of proceedings of the Election Petition at the Supreme Court. The NDC flagbearer in the 2020 polls wants the …
Read More »EC opens nomination for Council of State polls
The Electoral Commission has opened nomination for the election of regional representatives of the Council of State. According to a statement by the EC, every nomination must be seconded by two registered voters and supported by twenty registered voters in the region. “Every Nomination must be proposed and seconded by …
Read More »Mahama wants Election Petition hearing suspended
Former President John Dramai Mahama and his lawyers have filed an application for stay of proceedings at the Supreme Court of Ghana. This happened on the day the apex court directed them to file their witness statements and other processes ahead of hearing on January 26. A seven-member panel of …
Read More »Election Petition: Tsatsu Tsikata files motion for review of court’s dismissal of interrogatories
Lawyer for John Dramani Mahama in the election petition case, Tsatsu Tsikata has notified the Supreme Court of an application for review of the court’s ruling on their interrogatories. The Court on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, denied the petitioner, John Maham’s application to put some 12 direct questions to the …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Day 3 of 2020 Election Petition live broadcast
The Supreme Court will today, 20th January 2020 hear the John Mahama election petition. This will be the third time the apex court will be hearing the case. The NDC will be filing a memorandum of issues at the apex court today, 20th January 2020. Already, lawyers for John Dramani Mahama have …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Day 2 of 2020 Election Petition hearing
Former President John Dramani Mahama is currently at the Supreme court challenging the verdict of the 2020 elections which declared Nana Akufo-Addo as President. The Electoral Commission (EC) declared President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) the winner of the 2020 polls, however, Mr Mahama disagrees with the figures put out by …
Read More »Ugandan President Museveni wins re-election in vote his rival says was rigged
Uganda’s longtime leader Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected for a sixth term amid allegations of fraud and lack of transparency around the vote count. The country’s election commission said Museveni won 58.64% of the nearly 10 million ballots cast, while opposition leader Bobi Wine received 34.83% of the vote. The …
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