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Feb
Mahama’s Counsel Files Closing Argument For Election Petition The legal counsel for the National Democratic Congress flagbearer in the 2020 polls, John Mahama, has filed closing arguments in the election petition ahead of the March 4 judgement. Mahama’s counsel maintains that the petition is founded on the “nullity” of the declaration of election results made by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). Mr. Mahama’s lawyers have argued that the declaration of the results was fraught with errors, some of which the EC admitted. They insist that “fairness and reasonableness requirements were not being met.” The reliefs Mr. Mahama is…