[ 2021-02-17 ]

The media has been ‘biased’ and petty’ of John Mahama’s election case
Spokesperson for the Petitioner John Mahama in the
ongoing election petition, Dr. Dominic Ayine is
accusing the media of being biased “petty”
over its coverage of the ongoing election petition
at the Supreme Court in which the NDC is
challenging the outcome that returned Akufo-Addo
as winner.

The NDC Legal team claims that the media has not
been up to it’s game in being critical of both
side in the court proceedings despite the fact
that the NDC have shown sufficient evidence before
the court.

Mr. Ayine further stated that it should have been
in the interest of the media to have scrutinised
the 1st Respondent than asking petty questions
about the petitioner.

Quoted by MyNewsGh.com expressly, he said:

“You Journalists are been unfair to the
petitioner. You are not asking them [respondents]
the critical questions”.

He was addressing the media after the Supreme
Court in a unanimous decision dismissed the
petition by Mr. John Mahama. The Supreme Court
ruled that former President John Mahama, the
petitioner in the ongoing election petition,
cannot reopen his case after closing it, for the
sole purpose of subpoenaing the star witness of
the Electoral Commission and using her as an
“adverse” witness.

Chief Justice Anin Yeboah read the ruling in court
on Tuesday, 16 February 2021.

He quoted several authorities to buttress the
court’s position, re-emphasizing, that “a mere
filing of a witness statement is not an election
to testify”, Justice Anin Yeboah said.

Source - MyNewsGh.com

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