Ghana election petition hearing: John Mahama file application to stop Supreme Court from planned election petition hearing until dem review request to ask EC 12 questions
Former President John Dramani Mahama file application for stay of proceedings in de Election Petition hearing.Counsel for John Mahama, Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata dey hope say dis application go stop de Supreme Court from moving on to hear de election petition matter without taking a decision on en application for review 12 questions de EC for answer.
De Supreme Court of Ghana schedule de hearing of de election petition matter for next week Tuesday, January 26, 2021. But John Mahama through en lawyers dey use dis application for stay of proceedings halt de hearing from happening. John Mahama lawyers file motion for review of 12 questions for Ghana EC wey Supreme Court dismiss Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata on Wednesday during serve notice to de Supreme Court judges say dem file motion for review of de decision wey dismiss de motion to ask EC 12 questions which be key to de election petition case. John Mahama en legal team believe say de 12 questions or interrogatories be very important sake of dem go helped court de authenticity or otherwise of results which make NPP candidate Akufo-Addo win de elections. De Supreme Court judges argue say de motion for 12 questions no dey affect de matter of de petition so dem dismiss de motion. As part of day two of pre-trial hearing, de Court listen to de debates from Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata who argue say de motion be important to de petition dem file. Lawyers on de other side suggest to de court say de NDC lawyer dey try use dis motion delay de election petition hearing, but Mr Tsikata no take dis accusation lightly. Ghana opposition leader John Mahama go Supreme Court to contest de outcome of de 2020 Presidential elections sake of e be 'fictional' and 'flawed.' Supreme Court of Ghana on Tuesday dismiss motion filed on behalf of NDC Flagbearer, John Mahama which dey demand say de Electoral Commission go answer questions about how dem transmit and declare 2020 election results. De NDC file last minute motion demanding de EC Boss Jean Mensa to admit to a number of errors including de role of National Communication Authority (NCA) in transmission of results. But both lawyers for de Electoral Commission den President Nana Akufo-Addo oppose de application demanding de EC to answer some questions from de petitioner. As part of day two of pre-trial hearing, de Court listen to de debates from Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata who argue say de motion be important to de petition dem file. Lawyers on de other side suggest to de court say de NDC lawyer dey try use dis motion delay de election petition hearing, but Mr Tsikata no take dis accusation lightly.