Ghana: Supreme Court Blows Hot and Cold On NPP Petition

An attempt by Nana Akufo-Addo, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential candidate in the December 2012 election and two others at getting results and collation forms of all two hundred and seventy-five Constituencies in the country, as well as the Electoral Commission (EC) declaration forms from all 26,002 polling stations nationwide from the commission has hit the rock.

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday unanimously refused the request of the petitioners and dismissed it as unnecessary, as Nana Akufo-Addo, his Vice-Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, NPP National Chairman, challenging the declaration of President John Mahama as winner of the December 2012 Presidential result.

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