Audio By Carbonatix
Nana Ato Dadzie, counsel for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suggested that the principal witness, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the Petitioner's legal team were “not sure of what they are fighting for”.
He accused the New Patriotic Party's legal team of varying the number of reported irregularities in day three of the substantive hearing in which three NPP leaders are challenging the verdict of the 2012 General elections.
“They again tried to reduce their own figures. They had started with 4,709 irregularities. They come to 11,960 earlier this week, Counsel indicated they have dropped to 11,832 and later on 11,138. They are not too sure of what they are fighting over”, Ato Dadzie mocked, during the post-court interviews.
Earlier in court, Tony Lithur lead counsel for the first respondent accused the 2012 vice-presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party for “amending their case without amending their pleadings”.
He was joined in by NDC's Tsatsu Tsikata who emphasized that ‘this petition has been filed and amended and amended. And if on the basis of new information the petitioner wishes to amend further the rules allow them to do that. But we cannot accept some documentation being sneaked in effectively at this stage”, he charged.
But not to be outdone, counsel for petitioner, Philip Addison debunked the objections.
He explained that “we are not amending our pleading; all we are seeking to do is to abandon part of the evidence. This process reduces the burden on the respondents”.
But the court after taking a break to consider the objections returned and ruled that the objection was over-ruled.
The Court will sit again on Monday 21st April 2013.
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
-
BoG Governor targets single-digit interest rates to boost businesses
11 minutes -
BAWA-ROCK Ltd honoured for sustainable gold trading at Africa Development Conference
20 minutes -
Fire guts Unique Floral shop at Tse Addo
50 minutes -
GPL 2025/26: Kotey strike hands Gold Stars crucial away win at Hohoe
53 minutes -
Dormaahene urges Mahama to pursue accountability over National Cathedral project
1 hour -
GPL 2025/26: Mamah strike powers Samartex past Heart of Lions
1 hour -
Mahama directs release of GH¢1bn to contractors owed since 2017
1 hour -
GPL 2025/26: Aduana hold Hearts in Dormaa
1 hour -
Sekyi-Brown Reginald: Transforming infrastructure into preventive healthcare
1 hour -
Two arrested for unlawful possession of firearm, ammunition
2 hours -
GPL 2025/26: Karela United edge Vision FC in Tamale
2 hours -
Return home to support 24-hour economy agenda – Ambassador Smith urges students abroad
3 hours -
Minute’s silence held to remember Bondi Beach attack victims
3 hours -
Lands Minister commissions 3rd batch of 636 Blue Water Guards; pledges sustained fight against galamsey
3 hours -
Manso Nyankomase miners allege military extortion and harassment during reclamation exercise
3 hours
