The 2020 election petition filed by the flag bearer
of the NDC, John Mahama has
witnessed lots of ups and downs since its resumption as the petitioner’s
expectations have not been met.
The petitioner has unexpectedly
suffered lots of rejections as his filed motions and other related documents
have been dismissed by the apex court which could have had a significant effect
on the ongoing election petition case at the Supreme Court.
However, one of the most talked
about issues causing lots of stir, debates and arguments across all social
media platforms was when the Chairperson of the electoral commission was not
allowed to be cross examined at the Supreme Court by the petitioner’s
lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata.
With respect to this, Tsatsu
Tsikata’s reselience and determination at the Supreme Court today in the
presence of the Justices has brought another unexpected good news to the
petitioner, John Mahama and the NDC as a whole.
Lawyet Tsatsu Tsikata took the
privilege to convince the apex court to allow Jean Mensah to be cross examined
after asking the Justices some confusing questions during his submission.
Below is a look at the two
statements made by the lead counsel for the petitioner, John Mahama which
caused lots of confusion amongst the Supreme Court Justices.
“That authority is not about the
holder of a constitutional office. This is a Chairperson who determines the
fate of an electoral process. In my respectful submission, that authority does
not deal with such a situation”, Tsatsu Tsikata highlighted.
“That authority is irrelevant
because that Authority deals with the practice of the English courts which were
based n their civil procedure rules which are enactment. In this case, we are
dealing with our statutory instruments”, he concluded.
These submission by the leader
of the petitioner’s legal team, Tsatsu Tsikata sparked lots of confusion
amongst the Supreme Court Justices which finally ended up with Tsatsu Tsikata
managing to win a final ruling scheduled for Thursday, February, 11, 2021.
The final ruling scheduled on
February, 11, 2021 will determine whether the Chairperson of the electoral
commission, Jean Mensah testifies or not.
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