JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA vs. ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO [2021]DLSC9951

Date	2021-01-29
Suit No.	WRIT NO. J1/5/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC9951

YEBOAH (CJ) (PRESIDING)

APPAU J.S.C

MARFUL-SAU J.S.C

AMEGATCHER J.S.C

PROF. KOTEY J.S.C

OWUSU J.S.C

TORKORNOO J.S.C

TSATSU TSIKATA WITH HIM TONY LITHUR FOR THE PETITIONER

JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR 1ST RESPONDENT WITH HIM A. A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH

AKOTO AMPAW FOR 2ND RESPONDENT WITH HIM FRANK DAVIES

KWAKU ASIRIFI AND YAW OPPONG

[2021]DLSC9951
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA<o:p></o:p>[PETITIONER]<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND ADDO DANKWA
AKUFO-ADDO<o:p></o:p>[1STRESPONDENTNANA/2ND
RESPONDENT]<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

WRIT NO. J1/5/2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 29THJANUARY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">YEBOAH (CJ)
(PRESIDING), APPAU J.S.C, MARFUL-SAU J.S.C, AMEGATCHER J.S.C, PROF. KOTEY
J.S.C, OWUSU J.S.C, TORKORNOO J.S.C<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">AKOTO
AMPAW FOR 2ND RESPONDENT WITH HIM FRANK DAVIES, KWAKU ASIRIFI AND
YAW OPPONG<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;EVIDENCE-IN CHIEF OF JOHNSON ASIEDU NKETIA<o:p></o:p>The Petitioner’s
representative S.O.B in English. <o:p></o:p>I am Johnson
Aseidu Nketia. I have filed a Witness Statement on behalf of the Petitioner. <o:p></o:p>I wish to adopt
the Witness Statement as the one l have filed. <o:p></o:p>Mr. Akoto Ampaw –
We are objecting to some of the paragraphs in the Witness<o:p></o:p>Statements on
these grounds:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Not based on the
Pleadings.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Unduly prejudiced
and are scandalous.<o:p></o:p>Refers to paragraph 21 and submits that it is not
based on the pleadings.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; X&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; X<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;BY COURT - RULING<o:p></o:p>The 1st and 2nd Respondents
have raised objections to parts of the Witness Statement of Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah who has been
sworn in as PW1.<o:p></o:p>The objections to those paragraphs, precisely paragraphs
21, 6, 7, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 33 and 37.<o:p></o:p>Both Counsel based their objections to the paragraphs
in the Witness Statement of PW1 on two grounds -<o:p></o:p>