Election Petition Day 8: Tsatsu Tsikata grills Bawumia

Counsel for the NDC Tsatsu Tsikata has started his cross-examination of Dr. Bawumia in the election petition challenging President John Mahama's legitimacy.

Mr. Tsikata took over from counsel for the Electoral Commission (EC), Quashie-Idun who ended his cross-examination of Dr. Bawumia, chief witness in the 2012 election petition challenging the declaration of President Mahama as winner of the presidential polls.

The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing last Thursday after the EC’s lawyer complained of fatigue.

The petitioners, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the main opposition New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2012 presidential candidate together with his running mate, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the party’s National Chairman Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey are challenging the validity of the 2012 presidential polls.

They claim there were widespread irregularities as well as strategically planned rigging, through the collusion of the first respondent, President Mahama and the second respondent, the Electoral Commission.

They therefore, are praying the Supreme Court to annul results in over 11,000 polling stations where they claim massive and strategic rigging occurred.