Dr. Richard Fiadormor, President for the Chamber of Local Government, has urged all citizens to remain calm and expect a ruling that will augur well with Ghanaians and ensure that, peace is brought after the outcome of the petition hearing.
Speaking in an interview, where he shared his view on the ruling and the outcome of the election petition which is having it second sitting today, he urged that citizens remain calm and allow the law makers of the land do due diligence in their line of work.
“…give us a ruling that will sit down well with all Ghanaians and for the peace of the country.”
His comment comes on the back of the election petition filed by Former President, John Dramani Mahama.
Speaking on the performance of the media thus far, with regards to relaying information on the election petition since it began, he posited that, the media had done a good job.
“Since it started, they have been able to put it in chronologically order for those of us who do not have any idea about law to follow keenly.”
The Supreme Court of Ghana, is today, 19th January, 2020, having its second sitting to hear the petition from the Former President, John Dramani Mahama, challenging the validity of the outcome of the Presidential election results which took place on December 7, 2020 after adjourning the case on Friday, 14th January, 2020.
The Supreme Court of Ghana, adjourned the hearing of the Presidential election petition by the Flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani on the basis of case management.
The Supreme Court adjourned the case in order to grant leave for the petitioner to amend mistakes on the face of the petition after the motion for amendment was filed by lawyers of the NDC’s flagbearer seeking the permission of the apex court to correct a mistake in the election petition.
Read Also: Supreme Court Adjourns Election Petition Hearing
Prior to the adjournment, the Supreme Court, granted the Former President his request to have the proceedings of the election petition telecasted live on national television which is being done today.
John Dramani Mahama after amending his petition has presented before the Supreme Court that, the Electoral Commission should admit to the errors its Chairperson made during her 9th December 2020 declaration of Nana Addo Dankwa-Addo as President of the Republic of Ghana.
The amended petition is also pressing the Electoral Commission to admit that, when the percentages of the valid votes cast as against the names of each of the Presidential Candidates as announced by Mrs. Jean Adukwei Mensa, the 1st Respondent on December 9, 2020, are summed up, they would yield a total of 100.3%.”
The amended petition is asking the EC to further admit that, the EC Chair, in her purported declaration on December 9, 2020, stated that the results from Techiman South Constituency were not yet available.
Also, the amended petition is asking the EC to admit further that, Mrs. Jean Mensah, in her purported declaration on December 9, 2020, stated that even if the 128,018 votes of Techiman South Constituency were added to the votes standing to the name of the petitioner, John Mahama, that would not change the results.
