Tag Archives: MENSA

Leave that to the ‘bloody fools’ – Boakye Agyarko slams Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu over non-Akan’s statement

Boakye Agyarko, the former Minister of Energy has berated Majority Leader Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu over his claims that the New Patriotic Party’s 2024 presidential slot should be reserved for a non-Akan. Speaking as a panellist on Oman FM’s Boiling Point programme, Boakye Agyarko who has been rumoured to be lacing his boots to …

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Alban Bagbin, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu clash again over Asiedu Nketia’s appointment

  Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, have again clashed, this time, over the appointment of Johnson Asiedu Nketia onto the Parliamentary Service Board. Asiedu Nketia was on Monday, March 29 confirmed as part of the six-member board which is chaired by the Speaker of Parliament. …

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I’m the 3rd most-powerful person in Ghana; ‘what’s your position?’ Bagbin debates Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Mr Alban Bagbin has told Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu that he (the Suame MP) had been his friend until he (Bagbin) became the Speaker of Parliament. “Hon. Majority Leader, your powers have not reached that. Hon. Majority Leader, resume your seat. You don’t lead Parliament. You lead the business of …

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comJean Mensa can still be cross-examined – Tsatsu Tsikata reveals

In the end, it became the cross-examination that never was. It had been billed to be the climax of the 2020 election petition. Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer had labelled it as the El Classico with Abraham Amaliba, a member of the legal team of the NDC requesting a …

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Jean Mensa’s failure to account still renders election doubtful – John Mahama

Former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama has indicated that Ghanaians are still baffled as to why the Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensa was prevented from accounting to the people of Ghana with testimony in court. Jean Mensa through the Counsel was prevented from testifying in the 2020 election petition and although efforts were made by the …

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Jean Mensa ‘no-show’ surprised even justices – Tsatsu submits

Tsatsu Tsikata, lawyer for the petitioner in the ongoing Election Petition before the Supreme Court of Ghana, has advanced that even the justices were surprised when the first respondent closed their case without calling a witness. The Electoral Commission’s lawyer, Justin Amenuvor, told the court weeks back that the EC chairperson, Jean Mensa, …

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Jean Mensa walks Supreme Court’s unseen red carpet in style at Mahama’s petition hearing

Though Jean Mensa will not be mounting the witness box, she has not failed to mount the invisible red carpets of the Supreme Court, this time with witnesses she may be open to seconding. And from the perspective of the fashion police, she did not take any prisoners as she …

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Tsatsu apologizes to Jean Mensa in court

Lead Counsel for the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata on Monday, February 15, apologized to the Chairperson of the 1st Respondent in the case, Jean Adukwei Mensa for saying in court that she sunk low. Making a case for their move to subpoena her to testify, Mr. …

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Supreme Court throws out Mahama’s request to cross-examine Jean Mensa

Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission will not undergo cross-examination, the Supreme Court has ruled. The court after listening and weighing the submissions of the counsels for the petitioner and first and second respondents has declared that Jean Mensa and McManu cannot be compelled to testify. Delivering the …

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SC to decide Jean Mensa’s cross-examination today

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, February 9, hear legal arguments from parties involved in the 2020 Election Petition on whether the chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa will mount the witness box to testify or not. After the Petitioner John Dramani Mahama had closed his case after …

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