'Juju' at Supreme Court

Nasty scenes erupted at the Supreme Court in Accra on Thursday morning when two top officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP), nearly traded punches over voodoo known in local parlance as ‘juju’.

Anita De Souza, the NDC National Women’s Organiser, openly hurled a barrage of insults at Stephen Amoah aka ‘Sticker’ on suspicion that the NPP members had tried using ‘juju’ against her and the NDC.

The said incident happened in the court room where the NPP is contesting the results of the 2012 presidential polls, a few minutes before proceeding got underway.

It was the day Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the second petitioner, was cross-examined by President John Mahama’s lawyer, Tony Lithur.

The open outburst of Anita attracted the attention of other people in court, Daily Guide learnt.

The NDC top official said Sticker had tried rubbing a substance to be ‘juju’ on her chair in the court room, but she was quick to detect it.

However, Sticker vehemently denied the accusation.

Anita De Souza, in an interview with Kofi Asante of Nhyira FM in Kumasi, said Stephen Amoah intentionally sat on her (Anita’s) seat in the court room for ‘juju’ purposes.

She claimed she saw Sticker murmuring some words as he sat on her chair, so she confronted the NPP man, asking why he decided to sit on her chair and what he was about to do.

Juju Vs Prayers

Anita De Souza claimed Sticker begged her when she confronted him, sternly warning the NPP and Sticker not to try their ‘juju’ practice on her since it would not work.

She claimed the NPP was counting on ‘juju’ to win the case, and that the NDC was being guided by fervent prayers, therefore NPP’s attempt to use ‘juju’ against the NDC in the petition would come to naught.

She said Sticker always visited the court so he was aware the seat belonged to her (Anita) yet he sat on it for obvious reasons.

But in a sharp rebuttal, Stephen Amoah, a staunch Christian who worships with the Calvary Charismatic Centre (CCC) in Kumasi, vehemently denied visiting the court with any ‘juju’ substance.