Lawyer Abotsi: Mahama would be deemed by law never to have been a president if .. President John Mahama would not be deemed by law to have ever been a president of the republic if the Supreme Court overturn a declaration by the Electoral Commission (EC) that he won the 2012 presidential polls, lawyer Ernest Abotsi has explained. The Petitioners in the ongoing election petition are praying the Supreme Court to overturn the declaration that John Mahama as the rightful winner of the last December polls because of what they allege was massive fraud during the elections. They are asking the court to also declare the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate for that election, Nana Akuffo Addo as president. The court on Wednesday gave the opportunity to Petitioners and Respondents to give the final statements of their case before the court gives a judgement on the petition. In his last address, Tsatsu Tsikata who is counsel for the third respondent - National Democratic Congress (NDC)- said the demands by the Petitioners are nothing but a request for the judges to impose a retroactive penalty on innocent voters who went to queue in the sun to vote, a request that is not backed by law and should not be taken seriously.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 15:39:42 +0000