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Photos: Supreme Court resumes sitting, hears Mahama’s new applications

Source: Myjoyonline

18 February 2021 6:23pm

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The Supreme Court on Thursday heard the new applications brought before it by the 2020 NDC presidential candidate, John Mahama.

The two motions follow the dismissal of a leave seeking to reopen his case so he can subpoena the Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa to testify in the ongoing election petition.

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Mr Evans Nimako. (middle) NPP Director of Elections and Mr Freddie Blay, ( right) National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party

The lead counsel for the petitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata moved an application for stay of proceedings as he urged the court to review an earlier ruling on the decision by the respondents not to put forth witnesses.

Jean Mensa

The court ruled that Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, could not be compelled to testify and be cross-examined as a witness in the election petition hearing.

Layer representing the Electoral Commission, Justin Amenuvor ( left) and Frank Davis a senior member of the NPP legal team

Nana Adjoa Adobea Asante, member of the NPP legal team

Hajia Fatimatu Abubakar, member of the NPP legal team

Mr Evans Nimako and Freddie Blay

Kow Essuman and Lawyer Yaw Oppong

Madam Sherry Ayitey, former Minister of Fisheries

Justin Amenovor

Professor Naana Opoku Agyemang, former president Mahama's running mate in the 2020 elections

As usual the EC lawyer Justin Amenovor will carry his documents in his arms to court

Security Personnel's were present at the petition hearing

Sammy Gyamfi, National Democratic's Communication Director

Joyce Bawa Mogtari, (left) Spokesperson for former president Mahama and Emefa Hardcaster , meber of the NDC legal team

Dr Charles Mensa, husband of the EC Chairperson Mrs Jean Mensa

National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo

Public Affairs Manager of the Electoral Commission Madam Sylvia Annor

Emefa Hardcaster, Senior partner of Lithur Brew and Co

Mr Joe Anokye, Director General of the National Communications

Edudzie Tamkloe, member of the NDC legal team

Barbara Serwaa Asamoah , Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress

NPP National Campaign Chairman for 2020 Mr Peter Mac Manu

EC boss Jean Mensa and her husband Dr Charles Mensa

Joyce Bawa Mogtari

Mr Peter Mac Manu arrives at the Supreme Court

Nana Adjoa Adobea Asante

Jennifer Armah, member of the NDC legal team

Leader of the NPP legal team and some members of his team

General Secretary of the NPP John Boadu fraternizes with Joshua Akamba ( right) National Youth Organizer the NDC

Chairman of the NDC Samuel Ofosu Ampofo (right) and Sammy Gyamfi, National Communications Director

NDC legal team addressing the media after the siting

Henry Nana Boakye,(middle) National Youth Organizer , ( Sammy Awuku, (right) and Abdul Aziz, Nasara National Coordinator for NPP

Dr Eric Bossman Asare, (left) Deputy EC Chairperson listens with a rapt attention to his boss and her husband on the premises of the Supreme Court

Mr Peter Mac Manu, ( right) M Evans Nimako. (middle) and Kow Essuman

Representatives of the NDC at a press briefing after the sitting

Nana Adjoa Adobea Asante , one of the spokes persons of the NPP legal team briefs the media

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