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Election Petition
Reliefs challenging Amewu’s election are wrong – Supreme Court to Tsatsu
The Supreme Court of Ghana has quashed the interim restraining orders placed on the Member of Parliament- Elect for Hohoe.
DL News30 October 2021
Courts
Asiedu Nketia, Jean Mensa, others to be cross-examined in Techiman South election petition
The suit seeks to quash the declaration of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP), Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah as Techiman South MP, and declare Dr. Christopher Beyere Baasongti as the legitimate winner of the Techiman South parliamentary elections
CITINEWSROOM22 October 2021
General
Stop demanding money from politicians to curb corruption – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
"Requesting money from politicians especially during elections compelled them to use dubious means to recoup what they had spent"
Graphic Online21 October 2021
Election Petition
Blame EC for electoral fraud in Cape Coast MCE election – Assembly Members
This claim was nonetheless reported to Accra-based JoyNews by one of the Assembly Members who noted that “somebody snatched some of the ballot papers. We didn’t know the number and what was going on
DL News18 October 2021
Election Petition
EC chair should have mounted witness box during 2020 Election Petition-Mahama
“I humbly refer to Ghana’s 2020 elections as historic for the transparency, the credibility, the cost-effectiveness, the high turn-out, and the peaceful conduct that characterized it
DL News15 October 2021
General
EC: We’re not creating new constituencies
In 2012 the election management body increased the number of constituencies from 230 to the current 275.
DL News9 October 2021
Crime
C/R: Four children believed to have swum in sacred parts of the sea drown in Komenda
DCOP Kojo Tabi told the media that the children were aged 12, 13, 15 and 20.
DL News5 October 2021
General
Review Constitution to reflect changing times – Dr Alidu
There have been calls by political activists for a review of the 1992 Constitution to reflect the current democratic dispensation.
DL News16 September 2021
Asia
El Salvador court says presidents can serve two straight terms
Elected in 2019, Bukele enjoys broad support in El Salvador over his promises to fight organised crime and improve security in the violence-racked country.
DL News7 September 2021
General
President assures of effective security to check crime
Nana Nyarko expressed confidence in the ability of President Akufo-Addo and his government to deliver for the wellbeing of Ghanaians in fulfilment of his electoral promises.
DL News10 August 2021
Election Petition
NDC Assin North MP appeals High Court ruling annulling his election
In November last year, a group calling itself ‘Concerned Citizens of Assin North’ petitioned the Electoral Commission in the Central Region to withdraw the candidature of Mr. Quayson, arguing that he owes allegiance to Canada.
DL News2 August 2021
US
Mexico holds referendum on whether to prosecute ex-presidents
Mexico is ranked 124th out of 179 on Transparency International’s world Corruption Perceptions Index.
DL News2 August 2021
Courts
Full Judgment of the Cape Coast High Court in Michael Ankomah-Nimfah vs James Gyakye Quayson & The Electoral Commission of Ghana [PDF]
Mr. Quayson had argued that COVID-19 had led to the temporary closure of administrative functions, hence delaying the time his application ought to have been finalized.
DL News28 July 2021
Crime
Okada Rider Allegedly Murdered By Two Pillion Riders At Adaklu
The Assemblymember of Ablonu Electoral Area reported the incident to the Police, who later evacuated the deceased’s body to the morgue.
DL News4 July 2021
Courts
Court fines NDC GHS4000 for delaying proceedings in Techiman South election petition
The NDC candidate for the Techiman South constituency, Christopher Beyere Baasongti sued the Electoral Commission and the MP for the area, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah in the aftermath of the election.
DL News22 June 2021
Election Petition
Banda parliamentary petition: Court orders parties to file witness statements
The Sunyani High Court has given parties involved in the 2020 parliamentary election suit on the Banda Constituency in the Bono Region a 14-day ultimatum to file their witness statements.
DL News26 April 2021
Election Petition
Court adjourns Essikado-Ketan parliamentary election petition to March 23
A Sekondi High Court has adjourned an election petition filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Essikado-Ketan in the 2020 elections, Professor Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah challenging the results declared by...
DL News19 March 2021
Election Petition
Supreme Court set bad precedent with 2020 election petition ruling – Tsatsu Tsikata
The lead counsel for John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 election petition case, Tsatsu Tsikata has taken a swipe at the Supreme Court over the ruling it delivered in the 2020 election petition case.
DL News16 March 2021
Election Petition
‘Mahama falls on own sword’ in Election Petition Judgement
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Former President John Dramani Mahama seeking to overturn a verdict of the Electoral Commission in the December 7, 2020 Presidential Election.
DL News4 March 2021
Election Petition
Do not bring God into the court - EC counsel tells Tsikata
Counsel for the Electoral Commission, Justin Amenuvor has asked counsel for the petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition, Tsatsu Tsikata not to quote the Bible in support of his application of review to be granted.
DL News23 February 2021