Ghana
The Supreme Court in Ghana on Thursday, granted a request by former President John Mahama to have the proceedings of the 2020 election petition telecast live on national television.
This comes after the Lawyers of NDC’s presidential candidate made a request for it, according to riddimsghana.com.
The online publication added that the granting of the request of the petitioners is in the interest of fairness as was done during the 2012 election petition, adding that the request was granted at the first hearing of the election petition Thursday.
Earlier, Mr. Mahama, through his lawyers, filed an application asking permission from the Supreme Court to correct mistakes in his petition.
Mahama is in the Apex court seeking to set aside the election results in which the NPP’s Nana Akufo-Addo was declared President.
He alleged that Mr. Akufo-Addo and all other candidates who contested in the polls did not obtain more than 50 per cent of the votes cast.
The court is expected to hear the case and give ruling within a period of 42 days.
Source: riddimsghana.com
