Respondents to rely on ‘bad faith’ in filing addresses

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PRINCE KWASI ADADE 10 years ago

UNTIL PROVED OTHERWISE, I SAY, GHANAIANS VOTED FOOLISHLY----------"IT IS ONLY A FOOL, WHO ALLOWS HIS TESTICLES TO BE STEPPED ON, TWICE"-------GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. GO AND PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR ...
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UNTIL PROVED OTHERWISE, I SAY, GHANAIANS VOTED FOOLISHLY----------"IT IS ONLY A FOOL, WHO ALLOWS HIS TESTICLES TO BE STEPPED ON, TWICE"-------GO OUT THERE AND RECEIVE YOUR REWARD, ALL GHANAIANS. GO AND PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS. YOU DON'T GIVE A SECOND MANDATE TO AN INCOMPETENT AND CORRUPT GOVERNMENT, NO!! NOT AT ALL, THAT IS ABOMINATION IN DEMOCRACY, VERY SUICIDAL. HAD NDC MANAGED THE ECONOMY WELL, THESE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THE SITUATION. NDC HAS PRESIDED OVER THE BIGGEST RESOURCES GHANA HAS EVER HAD. THEY HAVE ALSO CONTRACTED MORE LOANS THAN ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT IN OUR HISTORY, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO SHOW FOR THIS. GHANAIANS SHOULD HAVE ENJOYED SOME ECONOMIC PROGRESS AT THIS TIME IN OUR HISTORY. THE ECONOMY IS COLLAPSING BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT IS SO CORRUPT. TO RESCUE THE SITUATION, THE POOR IS NOW BEING FORCED TO PAY. THIS IS INJUSTICE. THIS IS NOT THE GHANA KUFFOUR HANDED OVER TO NDC, HE EVEN ADDED FRESH CRUDE OIL WELLS. NPP TRANFORMED GHANA TO A MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMY WITH LIMITED RESOURCES BUT GOOD POLICIES. NDC IS WOEFULLY REVERSING THESE NPP ACHIEVEMENTS. GHANA'S CURRENT SITUATION IS VERY DISTURBING. WHEN THE HISTORY IS TOLD, IT WILL BE SAID THAT GHANAIANS WERE OFFERED FREE SECONDARY EDUCATION, IMPROVED UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE, SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE POOR AND AN EGALITARIAN SOCIETY BUT 50% SAID NO THANK YOU. THEY PREFERRED ECONOMIC "WOYOMISATION" & "AKONFEMISATION" , PHANTOM DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, PHILANDERERS FOR LEADERS, MACHIAVELLIAN DISRESPECTFUL CORRUPT LOUTS AND A VISIONLESS EVIL GOVERNMENT. I AM SO PROUD I VOTED FOR NANA AKUFFO ADDO.
Kwao 10 years ago

Whatever your real name is, Prince or whaterevr. You are as jobless as your Nana Akuffo-Addo and those stupid bunch wasting our time in court. You are always the first to comment on any news. DON'T YOU HAVE A JOB? HABA!!!

Whatever your real name is, Prince or whaterevr. You are as jobless as your Nana Akuffo-Addo and those stupid bunch wasting our time in court. You are always the first to comment on any news. DON'T YOU HAVE A JOB? HABA!!!
Zombie Killer 10 years ago

Indeed Ghanaians voted badly

Indeed Ghanaians voted badly
Bomfaboy 10 years ago

Some legal luminaries indeed! Ahhba! What does these so called legal luminaries mean by Bad Faith? I am not a lawyer, but I think that if someone sue you about something and you think that the person has shelved some inform ...
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Some legal luminaries indeed! Ahhba! What does these so called legal luminaries mean by Bad Faith? I am not a lawyer, but I think that if someone sue you about something and you think that the person has shelved some information that would help your side of the case, the proper thing for you to do is COUNTER SUE and bring out the shelved information as your counter EVIDENCE. The problem with the respondents was that if they did, it will have given more ammunition to the petitioners, and proved the petitioners case. They could not do that because, they looked carefully and did not find much in the NPP strong holds. The main evidence that the petitioners are relying on, I believe is the same and duplicated serial numbers, duplicated pooling station codes. This is where the respondents could not find in NPP strong holds. How on earth could there be same pooling station code, pooling station name and same information of records on the pink sheet, and claim one was for special voting? Which one, Afari Djan could not tell! When proved to him the lies he was telling, you could see the grin and contorted face he showed. The respondents missed the opportunity to claim bad faith, and cannot go back to redo it. As to the constitutional provision that all citizens 18 and above can register to vote, is too simplistic. If that is wholly true, the why do we need an electoral commission, and to enact laws to govern the electoral process?? For me, the ruling must seek to uphold the Law, and to serve notice that, violations of our laws, regulations and rules comes with a high price tag. Anything short of that will mean we accept corruption period.
GOLD COAST MAN 10 years ago

There is NO case to be decided on, the president is ruling and the only thing the judges can do is telling Nana that he is wrong and must stop disturbing the peace and stability of Ghana.

There is NO case to be decided on, the president is ruling and the only thing the judges can do is telling Nana that he is wrong and must stop disturbing the peace and stability of Ghana.
john ansah 10 years ago

are u insulting the intelligence of Ghanians? they have the right to vote for any political party of their choice to be the government of the day!

are u insulting the intelligence of Ghanians? they have the right to vote for any political party of their choice to be the government of the day!
Ajax 10 years ago

One sided article. All the legal luminaries you interviewed none talks anything in favour of the petitioners

One sided article. All the legal luminaries you interviewed none talks anything in favour of the petitioners
Kwao 10 years ago

Whatever your real name is, Prince or whatever. You are as jobless as your Nana Akuffo-Addo and those stupid bunch wasting our time in court. You are always the first to comment on any news. DON'T YOU HAVE A JOB? HABA!!!

U ...
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Whatever your real name is, Prince or whatever. You are as jobless as your Nana Akuffo-Addo and those stupid bunch wasting our time in court. You are always the first to comment on any news. DON'T YOU HAVE A JOB? HABA!!!

Use your time to develop yourself. We are sick of your one way empty comments. Haba!!!
Balawo President 10 years ago

What has your insinuations and insults got to do with what Prince wrote? Learn to argue with facts instead of insults. Typical NDC, isn't it?

What has your insinuations and insults got to do with what Prince wrote? Learn to argue with facts instead of insults. Typical NDC, isn't it?
Balawo President 10 years ago

What has your insinuations and insults got to do with what Prince wrote? Learn to argue with facts instead of insults. Typical faceless NDC, isn't it?

What has your insinuations and insults got to do with what Prince wrote? Learn to argue with facts instead of insults. Typical faceless NDC, isn't it?
Balawo President 10 years ago

What has your insinuations and insults got to do with what Prince wrote? Learn to argue with facts instead of insults. Typical faceless NDC, isn't it?

What has your insinuations and insults got to do with what Prince wrote? Learn to argue with facts instead of insults. Typical faceless NDC, isn't it?
Naa Sei. 10 years ago

Very typical,you never want to hear the truth.
What in Prince's comments make you respond this way?
The fact of the matter is,you NDCs'are tearing this country apart so stop your insults and face up to reality.

Very typical,you never want to hear the truth.
What in Prince's comments make you respond this way?
The fact of the matter is,you NDCs'are tearing this country apart so stop your insults and face up to reality.
GOLD COAST MAN 10 years ago

So long that your blind support for your Nana Ado persist you will not see what is wrong with Prince Kwasi comment. If your Kuffour who was more than the word incompetent won elections twice then you do not need to comment on ...
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So long that your blind support for your Nana Ado persist you will not see what is wrong with Prince Kwasi comment. If your Kuffour who was more than the word incompetent won elections twice then you do not need to comment on Mahama. You said president Mahama did not win the elections only to turn back and say Ghanaians voted for him but voted foolishly. The bitterness in you about this fine gentle president will sink you all. Be careful for Allah is watching you all. Were Ghanaians lives better under Kuffour when he shared awards to himself?
Facebook lawyer 10 years ago

This guy always cut and paste same comments irrespective of subject. Rented commentator!

This guy always cut and paste same comments irrespective of subject. Rented commentator!
PRINCE KWASI ADADE 10 years ago

MY LAMENTATIONS WILL ALWAYS FLY OVER GHANAWEB UTIL ALL FOOLISH AND CRUDE GHANAIANS ARE COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY REFINED.

MY LAMENTATIONS WILL ALWAYS FLY OVER GHANAWEB UTIL ALL FOOLISH AND CRUDE GHANAIANS ARE COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY REFINED.
Facebook lawyer 10 years ago

This platform is for comments and not for lamentation you sought to suggest. All you can see on this page are 'comment' and 'your comment' and never 'your lamentation'. Lamentation will never help your fruitless course. You b ...
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This platform is for comments and not for lamentation you sought to suggest. All you can see on this page are 'comment' and 'your comment' and never 'your lamentation'. Lamentation will never help your fruitless course. You better show respect for you aren't wiser than all Ghanaian voters.
jj 10 years ago

idiot speak the truth if u are a true moslem doing ramadan !!!!

idiot speak the truth if u are a true moslem doing ramadan !!!!
ROGUE LAWYER 10 years ago

There is no way suprem court can cancil a citizen vote because somebody either in/deliberately or of other purpose not signing the pinksheet.
what makes the pinksheet legally bound into acceptance are that the representat ...
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There is no way suprem court can cancil a citizen vote because somebody either in/deliberately or of other purpose not signing the pinksheet.
what makes the pinksheet legally bound into acceptance are that the representatives of all the political parties do signed the pinksheet showing their understanding and acceptance of the results at those various polling stations.

it would be very dangerious to set such a precedence in our Democracy and also injustice to the voters .

if a Party Agent did not sign the pinksheet s/he must state the reasons

but there is no column which demand presiding officer to state reasons why s/he did not sign the pinksheet.

that alone tells you that if a presiding officer did not sign s/he simple forgot because of fatique or
presure to protect the already counted Ballots.
FRedsaid 10 years ago

I am so glad you are not a supreme court judge. Even if you had justice Atuguba as your lead counsel, though an NDC man himself, he will not present such a weak defense. Dr Afari Gyan's woeful performance and credibility in ...
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I am so glad you are not a supreme court judge. Even if you had justice Atuguba as your lead counsel, though an NDC man himself, he will not present such a weak defense. Dr Afari Gyan's woeful performance and credibility in court does not endear him as an authority on constitutional electoral law. If he was an authority, as you claim then he flagrantly abused that law; he did not practice what he preached to the Nigerians and other countries.

To base your case partly, on his credibility, will lead to doom in the courts. The 9 justices will not all follow what your 'learned luminaries' think or believe will be the outcome.
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE 10 years ago

Those talking here must understand that freedom of speech is about 2 issues. free to talk without any coession or free to talk without cost. if you talk on radio sometimes it cost you money. The words you say can destroy som ...
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Those talking here must understand that freedom of speech is about 2 issues. free to talk without any coession or free to talk without cost. if you talk on radio sometimes it cost you money. The words you say can destroy someone. there is a cost attached.
A TRUE GHANAIAN 10 years ago

A criminal tribal party led by a wee smoker,what good is such party to mother Ghana? It is like Ghana is for Akufo Addo and his drug trading family members.He will soon see his foolishness.If he like he can continue to the In ...
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A criminal tribal party led by a wee smoker,what good is such party to mother Ghana? It is like Ghana is for Akufo Addo and his drug trading family members.He will soon see his foolishness.If he like he can continue to the Internatinal court at the Hague to challenge the verdict which all Ghanaians already know. A man foooool of questionable character wants to rule my country! Not in this generation.
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

The concern citizens of Ghanaians abroad such as America, Canada, London, Germany, Italy, Australia and Holland, is appealing to the highest court of our country to throw the petitioners foolish and diabolical case that is ha ...
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The concern citizens of Ghanaians abroad such as America, Canada, London, Germany, Italy, Australia and Holland, is appealing to the highest court of our country to throw the petitioners foolish and diabolical case that is hanging on mother Ghana's Neck through the nearest Windows for Ghana to move forward.
ANANZI YAW 10 years ago

don't let us judge dis our pending CASE before de high court.so far so gud

don't let us judge dis our pending CASE before de high court.so far so gud
Papa 10 years ago

IN FACT, I ALL ALONG PREDICTED AND CONCEIVED THAT THIS 'BAD FAITH' ARGUMENT IS THE BEST FOR THE RESPONDENTS TO RELY UPON. FRIVOLOUS CASE OF THE NPP.

IN FACT, I ALL ALONG PREDICTED AND CONCEIVED THAT THIS 'BAD FAITH' ARGUMENT IS THE BEST FOR THE RESPONDENTS TO RELY UPON. FRIVOLOUS CASE OF THE NPP.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

When Akuffo Addo wrote the "Stolen Verdict" in 1992,little did he know that it will haunt him in the future.
The Stolen Verdict was the first electoral dispute between NDC and NPP.JJ Rawlings beat Prof.Adu Boahene in the 199 ...
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When Akuffo Addo wrote the "Stolen Verdict" in 1992,little did he know that it will haunt him in the future.
The Stolen Verdict was the first electoral dispute between NDC and NPP.JJ Rawlings beat Prof.Adu Boahene in the 1992 presidential élections.Prof.Adu Boahene became so angry and emotional,he started making allegation that the election was rigged and fraud,wide spread of irregularities and malpratices exactly like what Akuffo Addo is doing today,20 years later.Adu Boahene,then the leader of Npp demanded his party to boycott the legislative in the subsequent élections.For that year,Npp didn't take part in the Parliamentary élections with the view of undermining the legitimacy of Executive and the Legislative.Prof.Adu Boahene knew that by participating in the legislative,he will have no basis to challenge any electoral results because you cannot be selective in justice.According to Prof.Adu Boahene the best protest was to boycott but that did not stop Rawlings from ruling.Nowadays,we go to General élections at the same to avoid Boahenism,selective participation.The stolen verdict is based on such a logic that if you feel the élections were not fair just boycott everything.This is NPP philosophy.We saw it in 2009 at Tain,and even in 2013 the 2 recent byelections,needless to note the Mps boycotts.So now,how do Npp explains the selective petition between Prez Mahama and Akuffo Addo and the acceptance of the 2012 parliamentary élections?Can Afari Gyan conduct free and fair élections for the legislative and rigged the presidential at the same time?Prof.Adu Boahene must be turning in his grave.Selective justice is not the option,we may have a new philosophy in Npp called Addoism,take some and leave some.Thank you.
Kalira 10 years ago

Oh npp stop deceiving your souls

Oh npp stop deceiving your souls
Dr. John 10 years ago

Neither party will have much to gain with these statements, they carry little weight. The basis of a constitutional form of government being adjudicated under British Common Law is the crime of the century in itself.

Neither party will have much to gain with these statements, they carry little weight. The basis of a constitutional form of government being adjudicated under British Common Law is the crime of the century in itself.
Lydia Jones 10 years ago

A very interesting article. The writer must be a privileged journalist, to be informed about what the Respondents intend to do.

What does it mean to rely on 'bad faith' as a defence. Bad faith in law means 'intentional dis ...
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A very interesting article. The writer must be a privileged journalist, to be informed about what the Respondents intend to do.

What does it mean to rely on 'bad faith' as a defence. Bad faith in law means 'intentional dishonest act, misleading another, or violating basic standards of honesty in dealing with others.

It may also mean 'double hearted' or in a layman's words 'double standards'. This meaning appears to be more applicable to the Respondents' approach(and suggested by the article).

The Petitioners are alleging that the presidential election is so marred by irregularities, fraud, and procedural defects, that Prez Mahama's election should be nullified. In trying to prove their case, they submitted 'evidence' that these acts happened in various polling stations. Most , or all of the polling stations selected were ones where Mahama had a majority of votes.

The Respondents, we understand are going to plead 'bad faith' as their defence. In other words, the Petitioners have been dishonest, and misleading in presenting polling stations which 'favoured' Mahama, and not the ones where the NPP might have benefitted from the acts, which they are complaining about.

Hence, the Petitioners are acting in 'bad faith' (applying double standards). If the presidential election is not reliable, then the argument goes, what about the parliamentary election which returned NPP candidates as MPs. You cannot have your cake and eat it, they shout. That is dishonest.

Well, this is my humble understanding of the article in view of the recent court case.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

That is not all my good lady.Please draw your attention to the series of boycotts and their implications.The most significant one is the Inauguration ceremony,where the President Elect was sworn in by the Chief Justice.The Np ...
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That is not all my good lady.Please draw your attention to the series of boycotts and their implications.The most significant one is the Inauguration ceremony,where the President Elect was sworn in by the Chief Justice.The Npp did everything possible to dissuade President Kuffour from attending the event.Reasons being that Kuffour's presence to honour Prez Mahama is betrayal to the party's position.It has also the potential to legitimise Prez Mahama and it could hurt their petition badly.Moreover,Npp Mps felt they should boycott any presidential address and any instruction coming directly from the president to manifest their solidarity with the petitioners.They quickly made a U-turn when they sensed that their putting themselves into trouble.Their credibilty were at stake including the élections they won.They met the bad face of reality,a choice to work effectively or resign massively.Npp carried the boycott into 2 different byelections,saying they have no trust in the electoral system.Another reason is that if they take part,it will give credence to Afari Gyan thus weakening the petition.On this note I will sing a song of praises for Prof.Adu Boahene for his bravery.You cannot be selective in demanding justice.Thank you.
Apoopoo 10 years ago

You should have let the good lady's comment stand on its own, it was more eloquent, however misapplied. If that needs to be explained to either of you, then we just may as well debate the meaning of "if".

You should have let the good lady's comment stand on its own, it was more eloquent, however misapplied. If that needs to be explained to either of you, then we just may as well debate the meaning of "if".
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

I have always been a realist and not idealist.I have expressed my view,you can also do the same.I don't know where you are coming from with your "if".As a matter of fact,Prez Mahama has demonstrated "good faith" than Nana Add ...
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I have always been a realist and not idealist.I have expressed my view,you can also do the same.I don't know where you are coming from with your "if".As a matter of fact,Prez Mahama has demonstrated "good faith" than Nana Addo in every aspect of the élections.He did not declare himself as winner as to what Sir John did for Nana Addo.He has allowed the smooth running of the petition,contrary to the provison in the Constitution where the president has immunity previledge.These are some essential qualities of "good faith".You can see that I am not carried away by this article so please try to be creative.Thank you.
Victor 10 years ago

Ridiculous that pleading bad faith as defense by respondents could win the case. Petitioners brought what they saw as irregular to the court. This was not easy for them in 21 days.

Ridiculous that pleading bad faith as defense by respondents could win the case. Petitioners brought what they saw as irregular to the court. This was not easy for them in 21 days.
Lorgo Ligri 10 years ago

It's always nice, easy and good to relie on the 'bad faith' logic especially when you know 'good faith' is not on your side or in your choice of words.

It's always nice, easy and good to relie on the 'bad faith' logic especially when you know 'good faith' is not on your side or in your choice of words.
Kudjoe 10 years ago

You had better stopped pre-judging the case which is before the SC

You had better stopped pre-judging the case which is before the SC
chairman 10 years ago

3y3 adwen kyer3

3y3 adwen kyer3

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