The Supreme Court of Ghana has set a date for the final ruling of the ongoing Election Petition pending before it.
John Dramani Mahama filed the petition at the court praying it to overturn the results of the election. He had claimed that none of the candidates crossed the constitutionally mandate 50+1 percent of votes to win the elections.
Mr Mahama appointed three witnesses out of the proposed five to argue his case on his behalf. Taking turns to address the court and be cross-examined, Mr Asiedu Nketia, Michael Kpessah-White and Rojo Mettle Nunoo sought to help prove the case of the petitioner.
Counsels for the first and second respondents, Justin Amenuvor and Akoto-Ampaw after cross-examining the witnesses of the petitioners decided to waive the rights of their witnesses to mount the witness box.
This did not please lead counsel for the petitioner, Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata who sought to use various avenues to force the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensah in particular to mount the box and be cross-examined.
The court on Monday, 22nd February, 2021 therefore set March 4, 2021 as the final date to give its ruling on the case.
