Election Petition: Tsatsu's motion to call other witnesses deferred

The Supreme Court has deferred to May 16, its ruling on a motion filed by the Lead Counsel for the governing National Democratic Congress, Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata, who is seeking to haul into the dock, other witnesses, besides Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, who deposed to an affidavit in the ongoing election result challenge.

The court was expected to rule on the matter on Tuesday May 14, 2013, but at the beginning of the day’s hearing, the President of the nine-member panel of Justices, William Atuguba ruled that: “Since similar applications by the first and second Respondents have been fixed for May 16, 2013, it is just and proper, without any diminishing to expedition to consolidate and/or take them all on the 16 May 2013”, adding that: “This motion is accordingly so adjourned”.

Mr. Tsikata intends to call into the witness box the Member of Parliament for Tano North Freda Prempeh, as well as, Berekum East MP Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah and a polling station officer at Savelugu in the Northern region.

The three named persons attached their affidavit to that of the three main petitioners in the case, thus the NDC's insistence that they be called into the witness box.

In their attached affidavit, the three NPP Members said there was cancelation of some results in their Constituencies.