Supreme Court surprises Mahama over live telecast request
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, filed a motion to the Supreme Court (SC) for the live telecast of the hearing of the Election Petition, but before his application could be heard, the court said that arrangement had already been made.
In fact, before Mr Mahama and his lawyers – Tsatsu Tsikata and Tony Lithur – arrived in court to move the motion, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) had already setup its equipment to telecast live feed from the court to the general public.
The seven-member panel, presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah, at the preliminary hearing yesterday, told former President John D. Mahama’s lead counsel, Mr Tsikata, whilst about to address the court on the motion, that the apex court had already made the arrangement for the live feed of its proceedings on national television.
SC tosses injunction against Peter Amewu
January 6, 2021 Godfred Odame, left, granting an interview with the media . Photo Godwin Ofosu-Acheampong
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday quashed the ruling of the Ho High Court given on December 23, 2020, to pave the way for Mr John Peter Amewu, Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for Hohoe, to be part of the 8
th Parliament, which comes into effect on midnight of today, January 6, 2021.
The court, speaking through Justice Yaw Apau, acknowledged that the issues before the Ho High Court relates to fundamental human rights of the people of Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL), but the orders given by the court were in the nature of election petition that could only be pursued under Article 99 of the 1992 Constitution and Section 16 of the PNDC Law 284.