Audio By Carbonatix
National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, says he is confident the Supreme Court Judges will uphold the petitioners' demands when they give their verdict on August 29.
In his first public comments since filing a petition challenging the declaration of John Mahama as President in last year's polls, Mr Obetsebi-Lamptey said, along with the two other petitioners, they have proved that "one, there were infractions [in the 2012 Presidential elections] and two, that those infractions had an effect on the election results".
He, however, admitted that the election petition process was a daunting task.
Recalling the days leading to the filing of their affidavits, he said "I was tensed before we filed, because...we had 21 days within which to gather the evidence; and that was a tensed time, but once we had filed...what I consider to be overwhelming weight of evidence, then I was relaxed".
He is confident that together with the first and second Petitioners, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Presidential candidate and Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, the Vice Presidential candidate in that election respectively, they have proved that there was widespread irregularities in the 2012 Presidential polls.
"So now let's see what the Court will say", he said.
The petitioners are challenging the declaration of President Mahama by the Electoral Commission as winner in the 2012 presidential election.
After 8 months of a grueling legal battle by the Petitioners and the first, second and third Respondents, President John Mahama, the Electoral Commission and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), respectively, the Court on Wednesday scheduled August 29 to deliver its judgment in the landmark case.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
High-stakes US-China summit ends with cordial rhetoric but few concrete breakthroughsÂ
15 seconds -
Bono Regional Minister calls on community to support fight against illegal mining
13 minutes -
MELPWU demands immediate reinstatement of Korle Bu lab head amid ongoing dispute
13 minutes -
2026 World Cup: Adingra and Pepe return to the Côte d’Ivoire squad for tournament
24 minutes -
The case for Prince-Osei Owusu: Why the CF Montréal captain deserves a place in Ghana’s World Cup squad
25 minutes -
New Ebola deaths in eastern DR Congo spark fears of regional spread amid ongoing conflictÂ
28 minutes -
Manhyia Palace Museum honours Ghanaian, international creative arts personalitiesÂ
43 minutes -
Ghana’s favourite sausages might be costing your kids more than you think
45 minutes -
Mohammed Fuseini scores winner as USG beat Anderlecht win Belgian Cup
47 minutes -
New Delta One Missoni amenity kits feature five seasonal colors, exclusive Grown Alchemist skincare routine
55 minutes -
2026 U20 WWC: Black Princesses drawn in Group, face France, South Korea and Ecuador
58 minutes -
Korle Bu Polyclinic receives anti-bed sore mattresses to improve patient care
59 minutes -
Quartey-Papafio Medical Foundation and Reroy Group donate GH₵200,000 to GMTF
1 hour -
Fire guts Monte Carlo at Tema Community 10
1 hour -
Gender Ministry marks International Day of Families with call to tackle inequalities affecting children
2 hours