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Mahama Files Witness Statements, Kpessa Whyte, Asiedu Nketia To Testify

27-Jan-2021
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Former President John Dramani Mahama has filed his witness statements in the 2020 presidential election petition. 
The statements were filed Wednesday, January 27, 2021 in line with the orders of the Supreme Court.

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia and Dr Michael Kpessa Whyte who was one of candidate John Mahama's agents at the Electoral Commission head office during the collation of the election results are among the witnesses.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not hesitate to dismiss the 2020 election petition filed by former President John Dramani Mahama if he (Mahama) fails to comply with the court’s order to file his witness statement.

This came after Mr Mahama [petitioner], whose lawyers had told the court that they had five witnesses, failed to comply with the court’s order to file witness statements by Thursday, January 21, 2020 as ordered by the court.

When the case came up for hearing last Tuesday, the Supreme Court said before it listens to any further applications, it was imperative for the petitioner to obey its orders else it would invoke the sanctions under rule 69 which gives the court the power to dismiss the petition if the petitioner fails to comply with the order of the court.

Court orders

The Supreme Court had on Wednesday January 20, 2020 ordered the petitioner to file his witness statements by Thursday, January 21, 2020.

The Electoral Commission (1st respondent) and President Akufo-Addo (2nd respondent) were ordered by the court to file their witness statements by Friday, January, 22.

While the EC and President Akufo-Addo had filed their witness statements, Mr Mahama did not comply with the orders of the court.

When the case was called Tuesday morning [January 26, 2021), although the lead counsel for Mr Mahama, Mr Tsatsu Tsikata was not in the courtroom, Mr Tony Lithur, a member of the petitioner’s legal team, was asked by the panel why he failed to comply with the court order to file witness statements as directed.

In his response, Mr Lithur explained that the witness statements were not filed because he had filed a motion asking the court to halt the proceedings until the final determination of the review application on interrogatories which was dismissed by the court hence the inability to file the witness statements.

He further argued that the petition could be undermined if the application for review was not heard, a situation which he also said could also affect their witness statements.

The court went on a recess for about 30 minutes and when the judges returned, the court ordered the petitioner to file his witness statements by Wednesday, January 27.

The court has fixed Thursday, January 28, 2021 as the next date for hearing.

Source: Graphiconline.com

 

 
 

 

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