Many astute lawyers have speculated that the 2012 election petition ruling has three dimensions as to how it should take; some say the ruling might be for President John Dramani Mahama to either step down for Nana Akufo-Addo to be President, or the President retains his seat or a possible re-run in the affected areas or in the whole country depending on the level of irregularities in the 2012 election.