Election Petition: Supreme Court To Hear Mahama’s Review Application Today
The Supreme Court will today, Monday, February 22, 2021, constitute a nine-panel justice to hear an application filed by the 2020 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama seeking a review of the ruling that stopped him from reopening his election petition case which his lawyers closed.
Mr. Mahama filed the application on Friday, February 19, 2021.
He is praying the court to reconsider his new arguments and depart from its earlier ruling.
According to the review application, Mr. Mahama insisted that the apex court made fundamental errors in its earlier ruling.
“I am advised by counsel and verily believe the court made fundamental errors of law including the ruling being per incuriam of constitutional provisions, statutes and previous decisions of the Supreme Court.”
“Among these errors, I am advised by counsel and verily believe is an error whereby the courts subordinates a provision in the Evidence Act to a rule in subsidiary legislation by the Rules of Court Committee,” the application added.
The court in its ruling read by the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, said the petitioner’s legal team failed to provide any better justification for the request and thus dismissed it.
“We accordingly refuse that application,” the Chief Justice said.