Tag Archives: SUPREME

Today, 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 …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has asked the petitioner and respondents in the ongoing election petition to accept the Supreme Court’s verdict tomorrow, Thursday, 4 March 2021, for the sake of the country’s peace. The apex court will give its judgment on whether or not President Akufo-Addo was legitimately elected …

The Supreme Court of Ghana has set March 4, 2021, as the Judgement Day for the 2020 Election Petition filed by John Dramani Mahama, the NDC presidential candidate for the December 7, 2020, election. “The petition is adjourned to March 4, 2021, for judgement,” Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah said. John Dramani Mahama filed the …

The Organization of Social Democracy and Development Dialogue Forum – Africa (SDDDF-Africa) has petitioned the International Community about the ongoing 2021 Supreme Court (SC) petition. The International Organizations/Missions include the United Nations (UN), ECOWAS Commission, European Union, the office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa …

The Supreme Court of Ghana has rejected a challenge to the validity of the 2020 polls that saw Nana Addo elected as president. The opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC] had sought to annul the election on grounds of the elected president Not getting the 50+1 votes. Although the NDC claimed …

Having listened to the argument from counsels for the three parties on Monday, February 15, 2020, the Supreme Court is set to rule on an application by John Dramani Mahama to reopen his case. Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata, the lead counsel for John Mahama intimated during Monday’s sitting said that it will be a …

The Supreme Court will return on February 1, 2021, to continue the hearing of the Election Petition case. This follows a hearing by the 7-member panel today, to cross-examine statements presented by the first witness of the petitioner, John Dramani Mahama. The witness, Johnson Asiedu Nketia had earlier accused the Electoral Commissioner, …

A nine-member review panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Anin Yeboah has dismissed the review application filed by former President John Dramani Mahama. Mr Mahama’s application for review was premised on the court earlier dismissal of a request to have the Electoral Commission served to respond to …

Lawyers for 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama have filed fresh documents attacking the Supreme Court’s ruling on his interrogatories for the Electoral Commission. They argue that the court’s ruling was characterized by a lack of due regard to the law or facts relating to the election petition. The …

The Supreme will be resuming hearing of the presidential election petition filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, today Tuesday, January 26. On Monday, January 25, Mr Mahama has filed another application at the Court to among other things, replace portions of his original statement of …