Justice Dotse’s critique of Afari-Gyan baseless - EC

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Nyansasem 10 years ago

The Judge has the right to tell us why he thought the EC needed to take some of the blames. But he was wrong to touch on Afari Gyan's reputation or fame.

There is nothing that he can do if the UN or any international body ...
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The Judge has the right to tell us why he thought the EC needed to take some of the blames. But he was wrong to touch on Afari Gyan's reputation or fame.

There is nothing that he can do if the UN or any international body wants to recognize Afari Gyan's achievement.

He was too personal and those who think he was right but believe that Akufo can't be blamed for not training his polling agents need their head examined.
the bones 10 years ago

There credibility of dr afari gyan cannot be undermined by anybody. the man has been in charge for so many presidential elections and now they say what? human beings are ungrateful at times. it is Dotse who is not truthful. i ...
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There credibility of dr afari gyan cannot be undermined by anybody. the man has been in charge for so many presidential elections and now they say what? human beings are ungrateful at times. it is Dotse who is not truthful. if a mistake does not affect the result that is an irregularity and not enough evidence to overturn the election verdict. NPP are of the opinion that all who voted without biometric verification were ndc supporters? hmmm this is interesting.
BAM 10 years ago

WHEN TSIKATA CRITISIZE THE JUDGE IT IS NOT OK. WHEN A JUDGE CRITICIZE AFARI GYAN, IT IS OK?

WHEN TSIKATA CRITISIZE THE JUDGE IT IS NOT OK. WHEN A JUDGE CRITICIZE AFARI GYAN, IT IS OK?
ABAM 10 years ago

WHEN JUSTICE DOTSE RULED FOR NDC, HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST BUT WHEN HE CRITICIZED AFARI GYAN, NDC HERO, DOTSE IS CRAZY, DOTSE IS WRONG IN CRITICISING AFARI GYAN, DOTSE CAN GO AND BURN THE SEA, BUT DOTSE IS NOT WRONG IN RULING F ...
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WHEN JUSTICE DOTSE RULED FOR NDC, HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST BUT WHEN HE CRITICIZED AFARI GYAN, NDC HERO, DOTSE IS CRAZY, DOTSE IS WRONG IN CRITICISING AFARI GYAN, DOTSE CAN GO AND BURN THE SEA, BUT DOTSE IS NOT WRONG IN RULING FOR NDC. EEII NDC PEOPLE
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ATSU, HO 10 years ago

THE STAEMET BELOW BYTHE PRO SI THE REASON WHY THE EC WILL NEVER IMOROVE'
I don’t know of any election in the world anywhere, where there has not been one or two' THIS IS TOO BAD FOR THE EC TO ADOPT TO EXPLAIN ITS UNPARDONA ...
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THE STAEMET BELOW BYTHE PRO SI THE REASON WHY THE EC WILL NEVER IMOROVE'
I don’t know of any election in the world anywhere, where there has not been one or two' THIS IS TOO BAD FOR THE EC TO ADOPT TO EXPLAIN ITS UNPARDONABLE ERRORS.
paul 10 years ago

let anyone who really wants to read through the judgement of Justice Dotse do another reading and you will see how unnecessarily political that he was in his judgement.Indeed when he said in his opening comments that the cour ...
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let anyone who really wants to read through the judgement of Justice Dotse do another reading and you will see how unnecessarily political that he was in his judgement.Indeed when he said in his opening comments that the courts should be seen as being siatinct and independent from both the executive and legislative organs of the state, what did he really mean? Again what did he mean when he said that the Juduciary is expected to be truly independent in order to ensure strict adherence to the rule of law. Is he by this making any allusions that there were any attempts by the legislature or the Executive to influence himor any of the judges? For me these opening statements were very unfortunate and even in a way gives credence to what Tsatsu said regaring the biases of some of the judges even though I do not agree with him in the entirety of his statement. The election matter was between persons who had nothing to do with the executive. Indeed the first respondent John Mahama was addressed in his personal capacity, otherwise as per our constitution, a president cannot be sued. So for Dotse to start his submission and create the impression that he was going to be very independent and submit to the law as he ought to do without any external executive or legislative influence was a blow below the belt. Nana Addo was aspiring to use the court system to become the President and by that would assume the role as head of the executive, and o if it was a matter of any pecuniary benefits by way of influence, either party to the presdential election petition could influence. It is thus very irresponsible on the part of Justice Dotse to run down Dr. Afari Djan all in his raucous attempt to show that he is incorruptible. It has always been the bane of Ghananains to be destroying one of their own and it is unfortunate that a whole justice of the supreme court could descend to such levels. Was it Afari Djan who told a presiding officer to write twenty three zero or for persons to make some clerical errors. Indeed it is to minimize some of these errors that we have party representatives in the so-called strong room to double check and to indicate their acceptance of the results which would have been faxed before same is okayed by the chairman of the electoral commission. What has rather become obvious is that the NPP after losing the election, then wanted to use a ruse way of using some of these inocuous shortfalls to make a case. Yes the constitution makes it mandatory that the presiding officers must sign certain documents, but the same constitution is a living document and makes room for common sense reasoning but not the zombie adherence to words of the constitution. I therefore frown on all who will want to subject themselves religiously to any literalist and straight jacketted interpretation of any provisions of the comstitution. Sadly Justice Dotse could say in court that the timing of the contempt charge against Sir John was bad as any harsh dealings with him risked compromising the peace of the times. Why did he not go strictly as per the rules of court that the gentleman had scandalised the court and his contempuous behaviour should be sanctioned. This same Justice DOtse, even before one could finish with the election petition opens his mouth and says that elections in Ghana will not be the same after the election petition, fodder that he grtacefully gave to the NPP communhicators to mislead Ghanaians. I respect justice Dotse as a justice of the Supreme Court. He must be careful he does not become a POLITICAL JUDGE
Nana Ansah 10 years ago

Yes no elections in the world can go on without flaws. Not even in the advanced countries. Even with the advent of biometric voting things can still go wrong. Ever heard of Murphy's Law? It goes like this: "Anything that can ...
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Yes no elections in the world can go on without flaws. Not even in the advanced countries. Even with the advent of biometric voting things can still go wrong. Ever heard of Murphy's Law? It goes like this: "Anything that can go wrong; will go wrong".

Why do we have computer glitches, cyber attacks, malware and the like because where humans are involved mistakes are bound to occur but the difference is whether it is a minor one which does not necessary impact the outcome or a major one which can have a telling effect on the results. Wherever data are sampled mistakes are kept at barest minimum within a percentage 0f five.

The Germans are known for their precision and the Swiss are known for their accurate watches but even in these countries where cutting edge engineering are pioneered things sometimes go wrong.
Recently, elections were held in Australia and Norway the losers immediately went on air to concede defeat and congratulate winner. No , not in Ghana/Africa! We waste time and energy in litigation thereby holding the country hostage. We are our own enemies of progress.

Let mention here that no one can succeed in trying to tarnish the immaculate image of Dr. Afari Kwadwo Gyan. If we had ten honest Ghanaians in the corridors of power or administrative positions in the ten regions of Ghana with stainless character like his Ghana would have been a better by now.
Kwadwo’s problem is he too honest in a rotten country full of dishonest people who run to church 24/7 but corrupt to the bone.
Nana Ansah 10 years ago

Yes no elections in the world can go on without flaws. Not even in the advanced countries. Even with the advent of biometric voting things can still go wrong. Ever heard of Murphy's Law? It goes like this: "Anything that can ...
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Yes no elections in the world can go on without flaws. Not even in the advanced countries. Even with the advent of biometric voting things can still go wrong. Ever heard of Murphy's Law? It goes like this: "Anything that can go wrong; will go wrong".

Why do we have computer glitches, cyber attacks, malware and the like because where humans are involved mistakes are bound to occur but the difference is whether it is a minor one which does not necessary impact the outcome or a major one which can have a telling effect on the results. Wherever data are sampled mistakes are kept at barest minimum within a percentage 0f five.

The Germans are known for their precision and the Swiss are known for their accurate watches but even in these countries where cutting edge engineering are pioneered things sometimes go wrong.

Recently, elections were held in Australia and Norway the losers immediately went on air to concede defeat and congratulate winners. No , not in Ghana/Africa! We waste time and energy in litigation thereby holding the country hostage. We are our own enemies of progress.

Let me mention here that no one can succeed in trying to tarnish the immaculate image of Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan. If we had ten honest Ghanaians in the corridors of power or administrative positions in the ten regions of Ghana with stainless character like his, Ghana would have been a better by now.

Kwadwo’s problem is that he too honest in a rotten country full of dishonest people who run to church 24/7 but corrupt to the bone.
insight to the bone 10 years ago

i think ken agyapong is better than sir john as flag bearer but to have the two of them as president and vice will be most ideal. we need people who have fire in their souls and can not be compromised or corrupted . It is ok ...
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i think ken agyapong is better than sir john as flag bearer but to have the two of them as president and vice will be most ideal. we need people who have fire in their souls and can not be compromised or corrupted . It is ok for the ndc to parade thieves like rawlings tsikata konadu mahama kwetey and nketia but when the npp try to field a true Akan warriors who can try and protect the rights of the majority they go and kill him like mills, in fact the blood of the Akan leaders has been spilt so many times no one bothers to ask why , a wise man said wisdom comes after reflection with justice in the heart but that is not the case. pepeni and his alajih thieves could not even offer 10,000 troops to obama our first black president and friend rather these cowards are running around in full body armor trying to frighten the people and will soon be causing trouble .these Arabs are just as evil as pepeni , imagine the Muslims being able to twist even the word of God so it becomes a platform for hate and oppression of others , i hope the Americans bomb them all into oblivion and later come here and bomb these pepeni too, long live the republic of Akan
BRIAN WILLIAMS 10 years ago

THAT WE APPLAUD WRONG IS VERY SAD. AFARI GYAN WILL FOREVER LIVE IN INFAMY. AT THE VERY LEAST HE IS INCOMPETENT AND AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM HE IS A FRAUDSTER; EITHER WAY HE IS A BASTARD. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TS ...
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THAT WE APPLAUD WRONG IS VERY SAD. AFARI GYAN WILL FOREVER LIVE IN INFAMY. AT THE VERY LEAST HE IS INCOMPETENT AND AT THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM HE IS A FRAUDSTER; EITHER WAY HE IS A BASTARD. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH TSIKATA CRITICIZING A SC JUDGE, THE PROBLEM IS WHEN SIR JOHN DID THE SAME, god ATUGUBA WAS FURIOUS. ATUGUBA IS A COWARD FOR DELIVERING THE DECISION AND FLYING OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
Nemesis 10 years ago

BASTARD???!!! YOU SHALL BE BE JUDGED BY THE SAME YARDSTICK!!!!

BASTARD???!!! YOU SHALL BE BE JUDGED BY THE SAME YARDSTICK!!!!
Ike 10 years ago

I like that!

I like that!
ASEMOOO 10 years ago

THE GOVERNMENT VOTED HUGE AMOUNT FOR THE TRAINING OF PRESIDING OFFICERS BUT YOU DID NOT TRAIN THEM. WHERE IS THE MONEY?

THE GOVERNMENT VOTED HUGE AMOUNT FOR THE TRAINING OF PRESIDING OFFICERS BUT YOU DID NOT TRAIN THEM. WHERE IS THE MONEY?
Kwadzo 10 years ago

STUPID FOOL, THINK.

STUPID FOOL, THINK.
HMMMMMM 10 years ago

IF ANY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES HAD CHOSEN TO GO TO COURT THAT TIME, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE SMELLED ROTTEN EGG. AFARI GYAN NEVER THOUGHT A POLITICAL PARTY IN GHANA COULD TAKE HIM TO COURT

IF ANY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES HAD CHOSEN TO GO TO COURT THAT TIME, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE SMELLED ROTTEN EGG. AFARI GYAN NEVER THOUGHT A POLITICAL PARTY IN GHANA COULD TAKE HIM TO COURT
Bonsu 10 years ago

I AGREE WITH YOU TOTALLY.
IT WILL REMAIN THAT AFARI DJAN IS THE IDIOT, CAUSING ALL THE MESS AND THE FINANCIAL LOSS. HE SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE MESS BEFORE DECLARING THE WINNER. WHAT IS THE EC PROOF THAT THE ERRORS DID NOT ...
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I AGREE WITH YOU TOTALLY.
IT WILL REMAIN THAT AFARI DJAN IS THE IDIOT, CAUSING ALL THE MESS AND THE FINANCIAL LOSS. HE SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE MESS BEFORE DECLARING THE WINNER. WHAT IS THE EC PROOF THAT THE ERRORS DID NOT AFFECT THE RESULT? WHICH ERRORS DID THEY IDENTIFY OR ADMIT?
PARRY HAS THE SAME IQ AS HIS BOSS.
A FOOL AND A DISGRACE INDEED, WHO LACKS BASIC ADMINISTRATION HEADED THE EC.
IT ALSO REMAINS THAT POLITICAL PARTIES WILL NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE TO SOUGHT JUSTICE FROM THE SC. AS DEMONTRATED THE SC LACKS THE CONFIDENCE TO DELIVER JUSTICE EXPECTED FROM THE CONSTITUTION (the law will be immaterial to the Judges).
WE SHALL BE HEADED FOR DOOM IN 2016.
DOHA 10 years ago

N.P.P OY3N S))MI. YOUR MOTHERS TOTOS. YOU THINK SAY YOU GO FIT STEAL.

N.P.P OY3N S))MI. YOUR MOTHERS TOTOS. YOU THINK SAY YOU GO FIT STEAL.
T.T 10 years ago

I've always said Afari-Gyan must be prosecuted n jailed.He is corrupt and compromise his position long since 1993.He always hide behind his usual threat of "go to court". If NPP had not gone to court,he would not ve been expo ...
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I've always said Afari-Gyan must be prosecuted n jailed.He is corrupt and compromise his position long since 1993.He always hide behind his usual threat of "go to court". If NPP had not gone to court,he would not ve been exposed.Idiot
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

Which party would be happy to have Sir John as the General Secretary?

Which party would be happy to have Sir John as the General Secretary?
SGT ANANI FIADZOE 10 years ago

NDC because they are crooks, deceitful, dishonest, lies, violence,
incompetent and total thievery, judgement debt method of stealing from the majority people of Ghanaian people, NDC see Nana coming they are
running away lik ...
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NDC because they are crooks, deceitful, dishonest, lies, violence,
incompetent and total thievery, judgement debt method of stealing from the majority people of Ghanaian people, NDC see Nana coming they are
running away like a thief senced of a
police officer in an area.

Fake Sgt anani fiadzoe, you are a monkey, the same as useless Atuguba
who steals also from the majority
people and get away with murder, today
the judiciary in our country is bunkums, Mahama will smell it in the
next general elections. AKRONFUO!!!
kojo 10 years ago

What about over voting in court? If only nine supreme court judges could make a mistake in their final ruling but which did not affect the outcome and if the petition itself was riddled with mistakes yet in both instances, th ...
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What about over voting in court? If only nine supreme court judges could make a mistake in their final ruling but which did not affect the outcome and if the petition itself was riddled with mistakes yet in both instances, the activities were conducted by very learned people including PhD holders, how fair can it be to attempt to chip Afri-Gyan's reputation for similar mistakes or omissions by presiding officers?
King Curtys 10 years ago

Is this guy in his right Frame of mind? who is he working for, why can`t Afari Gyan be blamed for the mess he caused the Nation.You better talk nyasesem and stop this bullshit.

Is this guy in his right Frame of mind? who is he working for, why can`t Afari Gyan be blamed for the mess he caused the Nation.You better talk nyasesem and stop this bullshit.
NANA BUGYEI-AKOAMPA 10 years ago

Well said Parry You know this Dotse's Justice is politically infected with danqua-busia-dompo jaundice of political vindictiveness.

Well said Parry You know this Dotse's Justice is politically infected with danqua-busia-dompo jaundice of political vindictiveness.
Actionman 10 years ago

In as much as I admire Judge Dotse but in this instance he is absolutely wrong.He can critize the Electral process but to link that to Dr.Afari Djan incompetence,is a stretch.Our district electoral officials are primarily to ...
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In as much as I admire Judge Dotse but in this instance he is absolutely wrong.He can critize the Electral process but to link that to Dr.Afari Djan incompetence,is a stretch.Our district electoral officials are primarily to be blamed for hiring incompetent election officers.I have been an election officer before,and I have witness how they are picked.Please leave the old man alone!
Ogyam 10 years ago

Even in the so called champions of democracy, USA, Canada etc. there have been and there are still electoral errors taking place. If Justice Dotse is not aware, he better check. Very surprised though...
The EC is made up of ...
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Even in the so called champions of democracy, USA, Canada etc. there have been and there are still electoral errors taking place. If Justice Dotse is not aware, he better check. Very surprised though...
The EC is made up of hard working Ghanaians and not only Dr. Afari Djan. Good job defending your boss and you must be proud of yourself for doing a good job. It is time some people start thinking outside the box. Period!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ike 10 years ago

Which box are you suggesting?

Which box are you suggesting?
Cameron 10 years ago

IF AKUFFO ADDO & THE NPP HAD WON THE ELECTION, AFARI GYAN & THE EC WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST & MOST EFFICIENT INSTITUTION. THEY THINK THEY KNOW TOO MUCH & THAT IS KILLING THEM.

IF AKUFFO ADDO & THE NPP HAD WON THE ELECTION, AFARI GYAN & THE EC WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST & MOST EFFICIENT INSTITUTION. THEY THINK THEY KNOW TOO MUCH & THAT IS KILLING THEM.
Ogyam 10 years ago

THANK YOU! Why didn't they bring all the pink sheets from Rawlings era? Hypocrites...NPP

THANK YOU! Why didn't they bring all the pink sheets from Rawlings era? Hypocrites...NPP
ATUBINIGA 10 years ago

So you didn't know those incidents affected the general results ? You are so stupid to have come out with those silly argument.I am not surprise because none of your entire stuff has a sense of judgement.

So you didn't know those incidents affected the general results ? You are so stupid to have come out with those silly argument.I am not surprise because none of your entire stuff has a sense of judgement.
Araba Stamp 10 years ago

It is very unfortunate the way I see our society, the elders at times speak without thinking, how can Justice Dotse talk likr that.

It is very unfortunate the way I see our society, the elders at times speak without thinking, how can Justice Dotse talk likr that.
Okoe 10 years ago

CRITICISM IS CHEAP. MY TAKE IS THE POLITICAL AFFILIATION OF THOSE PRESIDING OFFICERS. MY HUNCH IS THAT THE UNSIGNED RESULTS MIGHT BE DELIBERATE. THEY KNOW THIS ACT OF NOT SIGNING MIGHT RESULT IN A CANDIDATE GOING TO COURT AS ...
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CRITICISM IS CHEAP. MY TAKE IS THE POLITICAL AFFILIATION OF THOSE PRESIDING OFFICERS. MY HUNCH IS THAT THE UNSIGNED RESULTS MIGHT BE DELIBERATE. THEY KNOW THIS ACT OF NOT SIGNING MIGHT RESULT IN A CANDIDATE GOING TO COURT AS A RESULT AND BECOME THE WINNER BY DEFAULT. BY THE WAY, WERE THEY PAID? THEY DO NOT DESERVE PAYMENT BECAUSE THEY DID NOT CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES SUCCESSFULLY.
dotsevi 10 years ago

He should have criticized Kufour when he was parking the court with his cronies against Tsatsu.All the kickback Haruna complain that Kufour had been receiving could have been retrieve and put to a proper use or improve the lo ...
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He should have criticized Kufour when he was parking the court with his cronies against Tsatsu.All the kickback Haruna complain that Kufour had been receiving could have been retrieve and put to a proper use or improve the logistics of EC.
Mame 10 years ago

You are a very stupid guy, why bring the name of my hero, who is tsikata? What has he done for Ghana except to steal what belongs to Ghana and was jailed, something you can never wipe off whether you like it or not he is an ...
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You are a very stupid guy, why bring the name of my hero, who is tsikata? What has he done for Ghana except to steal what belongs to Ghana and was jailed, something you can never wipe off whether you like it or not he is an ex-convict. His excellency president J.A.Kufuor came to serve his motherland and brought about so many social interventions, and nobody, nobody can take that away from him.HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
KA 10 years ago

Justice Dotse, with hindsight, spoke too quickly. Just look at how the verdict was delivered. The error of 5/4 vrs 6/3. Collating the respective write ups of the various judges. In this case, only 9 judges and look at the ...
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Justice Dotse, with hindsight, spoke too quickly. Just look at how the verdict was delivered. The error of 5/4 vrs 6/3. Collating the respective write ups of the various judges. In this case, only 9 judges and look at the confusion. "Confusion no aye basaa". How much more 26,000+ stations.
TOBIAS 10 years ago

JUSTICE DOTSE HAS SHOWN HIS TRUE COLOUR. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING WE WERE TOLD THAT HE USED TO BE A N NPP OFFICIAL. THE MATTER WAS NOT PURSUED BECAUSE THE POLITICAL INCLINATION OF EACH JUDGE WAS GOING TO BE ASSESSED AND THE C ...
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JUSTICE DOTSE HAS SHOWN HIS TRUE COLOUR. RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING WE WERE TOLD THAT HE USED TO BE A N NPP OFFICIAL. THE MATTER WAS NOT PURSUED BECAUSE THE POLITICAL INCLINATION OF EACH JUDGE WAS GOING TO BE ASSESSED AND THE COURT CASE WOULD HAVE DELAYED. BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT JUSTICE DOTSE HAD WORN THE NPP COLOURS. I KNEW FOR SURE HOW HE WAS GOING TO VOTE AND WHAT HE MIGHT SAY AFTERWARDS. DURING THE PRELIMINARY STAGES HIS HEAD WAS GOING ROUND LIKE A WHIRLWIND LOOKING FOR AFARI GYAN IN THE COURT ROOM. WHEN HE DIDN'T SEE HIM HE COMPLAINED OPENLY THAT THE EC BOSS WAS NOT ATTENDING COURT. IT WAS UNCLEAR THE LEGAL BASIS FOR WANTING HIM IN COURT AT THAT TIME. LOOK, ALL OUR CHILDREN ARE WATCHING AND THE HISTORY OF GHANA WILL REMAIN IN OUR BOOKS FOR GENERATIONS. THE BEHAVIOUR OF ALL,OUR LEADERS IS BEING CODED. ONE DAY THE FUTURE GENERATION WILL JUDGE THE BEHAVIOUR OF EVERYONE. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED DOTSE SHOULD NOT HAVE ATTACKED THE PERSONALITY OF AFARI GYAN. HE NEEDS TO APOLOGISE TO HIM. I AM TOLD THAT THIS JUDGE IS NO LONGER ACCEPTED IN HIS OWN VILLAGE. MAYBE HE IS NOT USED TO EATING FUFU. HE MISSES THE WORKPLE. SO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO IS TO TAKE REFUGE IN THE ASHANTI REGION AFTER HIS RETIREMENT AND HE IS SURE TO BE HONOURED WITH SOME NPP OR ASHANTI TITLE OR EVEN BECOME A SUB CHIEF. SHAME UNTO THIS JUDGE. HE MISFIRED AND MUST BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF. IF YOU LIKE ASK TSATSU TSIKATA TO WRITE SOME COMMENTS ON THIS JUDGE TOO AND THINGS WILL COME OUT.
Yaa Dede, UK 10 years ago

With all these comments from Justice Dotse, they allowed Atuguba to dismiss the petition? Why were they silent when Atuguba was dismissing the verdict? He is now shopping in the US with his bribe money. We will kill him befor ...
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With all these comments from Justice Dotse, they allowed Atuguba to dismiss the petition? Why were they silent when Atuguba was dismissing the verdict? He is now shopping in the US with his bribe money. We will kill him before he gets ready to return to Ghana. Shame unto Atuguba.
PAPA SHADOW 10 years ago

its ur mother and father who wld be killed very soon...must the npp always be the winner so that atuguba wld have bn right if ur damn ass npp had won this petition?

its ur mother and father who wld be killed very soon...must the npp always be the winner so that atuguba wld have bn right if ur damn ass npp had won this petition?
Kwobia,Toronto 10 years ago

Where on this planet there is a flawless election?Countries organize elections knowing full well that mistakes could happen.please,give Afari Gyan a break.

Where on this planet there is a flawless election?Countries organize elections knowing full well that mistakes could happen.please,give Afari Gyan a break.
asempa 10 years ago

ok Mahama has been confirmed all that we want to see is better Ghana and stopping all the money chop chop

ok Mahama has been confirmed all that we want to see is better Ghana and stopping all the money chop chop
Kofi K New Jersey 10 years ago

parry disagree on what authority? Presiding over elections without scrutiny, the only time he has been quizzed n he showed gross incompetence like he was hearing some of the abnormalities for the first time. He never audited ...
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parry disagree on what authority? Presiding over elections without scrutiny, the only time he has been quizzed n he showed gross incompetence like he was hearing some of the abnormalities for the first time. He never audited his performance, " go to court" like someone who knows his job. How did he loosened up in court? When reality came "mano amano"
michael jackson 10 years ago

afari gyan you see the end of your greediness? You will be remembered forever as the EC whlo shitted in court. What a pension package.

afari gyan you see the end of your greediness? You will be remembered forever as the EC whlo shitted in court. What a pension package.
BENCO 10 years ago

DOTSE SHOULD BE IMPEACHED.HE DOES NOT BELONG ON THE BENCH.IN NO WAY CAN HE EVEN TIE THE CHAIRMAN'S SHOES.WHAT A FOOL.HE COULDN'T EVEN VIEW THE CASE
WITHOUT HIS PARTISAN BIAS.I BET HE FORGOT TO SIGN HIS OPINION.

DOTSE SHOULD BE IMPEACHED.HE DOES NOT BELONG ON THE BENCH.IN NO WAY CAN HE EVEN TIE THE CHAIRMAN'S SHOES.WHAT A FOOL.HE COULDN'T EVEN VIEW THE CASE
WITHOUT HIS PARTISAN BIAS.I BET HE FORGOT TO SIGN HIS OPINION.
SULE 10 years ago

It's about time excellence as a virtue is imbibed and actually practically lived by those in authority to serve as an example for the up and coming ones to emulate. Crass mediocrity which has attended virtually every sphere o ...
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It's about time excellence as a virtue is imbibed and actually practically lived by those in authority to serve as an example for the up and coming ones to emulate. Crass mediocrity which has attended virtually every sphere of endeavor in Ghana which is so brazenly championed and espoused with absolutely no shame is grossly retarded coming from those in a position of trust and who should know better. It's completely and absolutely incomprehensible and stupendously retarded for such mistakes to be classified as merely simple mistakes. A similar comment was passed by the newly appointed lady to the EC, who also is on record to have said that, it's such small mistakes that Ghanaians are complaining about. Who determines how small or big a problem is? Mediocrity which is basically a way of life amongst those entrusted with authority needs to be eschewed if Ghana is to progress as a country. These leaders need to be up and doing and justify why they need to be paid by Ghanaians, when the least opportunity they get, they throw all caution and excellence through the window and settle for mediocrity.
GENERAL DeGAULE 10 years ago

Mediocrity is also when you allege electoral fraud in the nature of padding your opponent's votes with votes stolen from you, the electronic manipulation of relayed results and the connivance of other parties and end up not o ...
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Mediocrity is also when you allege electoral fraud in the nature of padding your opponent's votes with votes stolen from you, the electronic manipulation of relayed results and the connivance of other parties and end up not only amending your petition several times but also uncertain as to the number of votes you want annulled. And also being highly selective about the documents you want examined. And finally mediocrity is when the Judges overlook the principal demands of equity to hear the petition in the first instance and when the Presiding Judge states " the crucial issue which DEVASTATED this court"
Entire EC is corrupt 10 years ago

owusu parry you damn stupid and lack common senses .all that you know is receiving gargantuan bribes and full of lies from your mouth

owusu parry you damn stupid and lack common senses .all that you know is receiving gargantuan bribes and full of lies from your mouth
Ato 10 years ago

Dotse who was card_carrying executive of the NPP in the volta region before he was appointed to the Supreme Court by Kuffour was determined to embarrass Dr Afari Djan even before the substantial hearing of the petition starte ...
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Dotse who was card_carrying executive of the NPP in the volta region before he was appointed to the Supreme Court by Kuffour was determined to embarrass Dr Afari Djan even before the substantial hearing of the petition started I recall that during one of the preliminary hearing openingly criticised Dr Afari Djan for not personally attending the preliminary meetings. At the time the EC was represented by counsel who was present and the Court was not hearing oral evidence from any witness. Infact no date had even been set for the hearing of the substantive issues of the petition There was absoutely no need for Dr Afari Djan to attend those meetings in person; and yet Dotse could not restrain himself from ridiculing Dr Afari Djan in open court
The notion that Dr Djan should be personally blamed for the failure of presiding officers to sign their names is both ludicrous and pure nonsense. Dotse has probably not worked in the real world where the tendency is for the managers to delegate assignment to subordinates Dr Afari Djan as head of the EC could not have performed all the functions of the EC.
Woman's wisdom 10 years ago

You Owusu Parry, call yourself Christian as if you really were a Christian... If Mahama did not bribe most of the nine member SC justices, Afari Gyan should have been in jail for life by now. Here you go talking nonsense as i ...
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You Owusu Parry, call yourself Christian as if you really were a Christian... If Mahama did not bribe most of the nine member SC justices, Afari Gyan should have been in jail for life by now. Here you go talking nonsense as if the rest of us who watched the case as it unfolded at the courts had our eyes covered or closed. Owusu Perry, if you have nothing good to talk about, cease your foolish talk and stop supporting the man who poo in the court room because of lies. This man stinks and will for ever remain shameful till his last breath on earth. He thought it was easy tell an innocent man to go to court... Even as Mahama paid his way out by bribing some of the SC justices, Afari Gyan has to shit in his pants to proof a point. Shame on you all.
' and Jesus wept ' 10 years ago

1) What is the punishment for a Presiding officer for not signing a Pink Sheet regardless of whether it was done intentionally or unintentionally due to forgetfulness/fatigue?

2) Is it possible to bribe a Presiding Officer ...
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1) What is the punishment for a Presiding officer for not signing a Pink Sheet regardless of whether it was done intentionally or unintentionally due to forgetfulness/fatigue?

2) Is it possible to bribe a Presiding Officer to not sign a Pink Sheet so I can cause my opponent's ballots annulled for me to win the Presidency? Is this fair to the voter and the contester who won?

3) Did the Judges consider the above scenarios?

4) Since NPP did not file all the Pink Sheets but those from their opponent's quarters, could the NDC file for a review and ask for the Pink Sheets fron the NPP strongholds to be investigated for similar occurences had NPP won their case?
GENERAL DeGAULE 10 years ago

We all saw the open counting of the ballots that took place. With onlookers joining in the slow count. The fact is the party loyalists were vigilant and were not going to allow any shady deals. There was an instance where th ...
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We all saw the open counting of the ballots that took place. With onlookers joining in the slow count. The fact is the party loyalists were vigilant and were not going to allow any shady deals. There was an instance where the NPP supporters fiercely opposed the ballot box being stored overnight at a Police Station so that voting and counting could resume the following day in one of the Accra polling stations.

In the excitement to declare the results at the polling stations and relay them to the collation centres, in a country with frequent power failure and sometimes no light at all, it is not inconceivable that the Presiding Officer would forget to sign the forms misunderstanding that the signatures of the party agents sufficed to authenticate the results.

The fact remains that the absence of the Presiding Officers signatures did not affect the results or implicate them in tampering with the results. The order of mandamus is what is required to rectify the omission by a public official. They could and should have been asked to sign them any time after the elections. The Supreme Court could have even asked them to come to court to sign them.

The fact that the petitioners left out some pink sheets alone should have been sufficient to throw out this petition but the entire country bent backwards to tolerate the naked ambitions of "someone's presidency".
' and Jesus wept ' 10 years ago

Thanks for your input. One question I forgot to ask though is who foots the bill after all this brouhaha?

Thanks for your input. One question I forgot to ask though is who foots the bill after all this brouhaha?
GENERAL DeGAULE 10 years ago

The taxpayer ( an anomaly as we do not pay our taxes but rely on international donors) writes all manner of cheques. Research grants for lecturers who only plagiarize other people's work and bungalows and allowances for publ ...
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The taxpayer ( an anomaly as we do not pay our taxes but rely on international donors) writes all manner of cheques. Research grants for lecturers who only plagiarize other people's work and bungalows and allowances for public servants to mention a few.
Mensah 10 years ago

From the look of things, Afari Djan voided to ensure that Nana will not be the president on his watch and he succeeded in doing just that. Recall how he dismissed Mrs. Rawlings because one of her deputies failed to sign his n ...
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From the look of things, Afari Djan voided to ensure that Nana will not be the president on his watch and he succeeded in doing just that. Recall how he dismissed Mrs. Rawlings because one of her deputies failed to sign his name? How then he can turn around and let others go on deaf-ears on similar incidents during the 2012 elections? Only Afari Djan knows why he did what turned out to be disaster for Ghana and him. In the long run it to the Supreme Court a 5-4 split decision to affirm Mahama's presidency.
Papa Yaw 10 years ago

How

How
ABAM 10 years ago

F ANY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES HAD CHOSEN TO GO TO COURT THAT TIME, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE SMELLED ROTTEN EGG. AFARI GYAN NEVER THOUGHT A POLITICAL PARTY IN GHANA COULD TAKE HIM TO COURT. WHY DID NDC FOOT SOLDIERS HAVE TO RAID H ...
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F ANY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES HAD CHOSEN TO GO TO COURT THAT TIME, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE SMELLED ROTTEN EGG. AFARI GYAN NEVER THOUGHT A POLITICAL PARTY IN GHANA COULD TAKE HIM TO COURT. WHY DID NDC FOOT SOLDIERS HAVE TO RAID HIS OFFICE WITH STICKS, CUTLSSES AND ALL SORT OF MISSILES IN 2008.I KNOW HE DESERVES YOUR PRAISE NOW BECAUSE HE DECLARED YOU WINNER.
AMADU SEIDU 10 years ago

in a country where a whole former president, atta mills , swiftly started paying out dubious and fake jdebts to the tune of over one billion dollars until ken agyapong and martin amidu caught him red handed, it is easy to des ...
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in a country where a whole former president, atta mills , swiftly started paying out dubious and fake jdebts to the tune of over one billion dollars until ken agyapong and martin amidu caught him red handed, it is easy to destroy ghana with lots of criminals around.....even martin amidu was sacked for fighting the corruption......BUT DOTSE WAS BOLD TO DESCRIBE THE PRACTICE AS CREATING LOOTING AND SHARING....NDC ARE SIMPLY THIEVES AND ATTA MILLS WAS THE WORST HYPOCRITE EVER IN GHANA...STUPIIIIID MAN.....ALL HAIL DOTSE, MARTIN AMIDU, JJ, AND KEN AGYAPONG.
Justice Dotse Snr 10 years ago

Every human being is not created by Almighty God (ALLAH) to be 100%. Can Justice Dotse tell Ghanaians and the whole wide world that he is 100%? I think that Justice Dotse right from his mother's womb he knew everything like ...
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Every human being is not created by Almighty God (ALLAH) to be 100%. Can Justice Dotse tell Ghanaians and the whole wide world that he is 100%? I think that Justice Dotse right from his mother's womb he knew everything like Adam. Please, SC Judge don't act like a fool. Stop the baseless criticism of Dr. Afari Gyan who has worked tirelessly to conduct free and transparent elections in Ghana and abroad without problems.
maame 10 years ago

This is very cheap talk from Justice Dotse! Let's put him at Afari Djan's position and see how he fares in 2016! Such loose talk!!!

This is very cheap talk from Justice Dotse! Let's put him at Afari Djan's position and see how he fares in 2016! Such loose talk!!!
Jatoba 10 years ago

Had God not be on our side Ghana could have been devastated because of Afari Djan's incompetence.

Had God not be on our side Ghana could have been devastated because of Afari Djan's incompetence.
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

He has done his best for Ghana.Thank you.

He has done his best for Ghana.Thank you.
princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

A man and his wife shower together. The husband puts his hand on her breast and says, "These are nice, but if they were a bit firmer you could walk around without a bra for me."

Then the husband pats her butt and says, "Th ...
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A man and his wife shower together. The husband puts his hand on her breast and says, "These are nice, but if they were a bit firmer you could walk around without a bra for me."

Then the husband pats her butt and says, "This is nice, but if it was a bit firmer, you could walk around without panties for me."

The wife turns around to her husband, grabs his Penis and says, "This is nice, but if it was a little bigger, I wouldn't need your brother."

NOBODY IS PERFECT AND I BELIEVE THAT
JUDGE DOTSE DID NOT GET STRAIGHT As IN HIS SCHOOL WORK ALL THE TIME.
DR AFARI DJAN IS NOT GOD.HE IS HUMAN LIKE US AND HE CAN MAKE MISTAKES.
Ahmed 10 years ago

If Afari Djan who has presided over Elections since 1992 does not know that numbers are written on tamper-proof envelops,isn't it embarasing? Didn't he even go furrher to say that he is confused about the definition of over-v ...
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If Afari Djan who has presided over Elections since 1992 does not know that numbers are written on tamper-proof envelops,isn't it embarasing? Didn't he even go furrher to say that he is confused about the definition of over-voting? lf u do not know the meaning,why do u insist that it does not exist? Afari Djan has evaporated academically,psychologically and morally.....Period !!!!!
Holy Father 10 years ago

what baseless he has the right to critique AND even WARNED HIM afari-gyan for poor election DID

what baseless he has the right to critique AND even WARNED HIM afari-gyan for poor election DID
KOFI ABDULAI 10 years ago

the question to justice Dotse is;"if the judiciary including all the judges are corrupt and as such have no reason to adjudicate because some of them have been caught as being corrupt?"

the question to justice Dotse is;"if the judiciary including all the judges are corrupt and as such have no reason to adjudicate because some of them have been caught as being corrupt?"
Isaac Appiah 10 years ago

Afari-Djan must be sent zoo and give him to lions alive that's all he deserves

Afari-Djan must be sent zoo and give him to lions alive that's all he deserves
pala 10 years ago

you yourself have admitted that DOCTOR has been there since 1992. and we know the reputation hwe has built for himself. that is where the problem lies. long before the elections were conducted even a person like ex president ...
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you yourself have admitted that DOCTOR has been there since 1992. and we know the reputation hwe has built for himself. that is where the problem lies. long before the elections were conducted even a person like ex president kuffour could not hide his envy for the simple afari djan. he set the ball rolling with scathling attacks on Dr afari Djan pointing accusing fingers at him, crying wolf at the least opportunity. so the tone was set for this knid of frivolous attacks on the intergrity and persona of Dr Afari Djan.
npp went to the supreme court with a singular purpose - to discredit, taint and wittle away his credibility in the eyes of the national and internationality community. but they are jokers.
zongo president 10 years ago

It affected the results,,,stupid mahama did not win the election it was handed to him by stupid afari-gyan,dammy

It affected the results,,,stupid mahama did not win the election it was handed to him by stupid afari-gyan,dammy
geeda,error corrupt mahama rot 10 years ago

EC DID BAD JOB TO GHANIANS,IN YOUR LIFE ONCE SAY THE TRUTH,JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL,WE CAN SEE WHEN CORRUPTS PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING,USELESS,INCOMPETENTS,EMPTY HEADS,GANGANTUAN CORRUPTS,AND EVIL DWARFS,SHAAAAAAAME

EC DID BAD JOB TO GHANIANS,IN YOUR LIFE ONCE SAY THE TRUTH,JUSTICE MUST PREVAIL,WE CAN SEE WHEN CORRUPTS PEOPLE ARE SPEAKING,USELESS,INCOMPETENTS,EMPTY HEADS,GANGANTUAN CORRUPTS,AND EVIL DWARFS,SHAAAAAAAME
kojo 10 years ago

If only nine supreme court judges could make a mistake in their final ruling but which did not affect the outcome and if the petition itself was riddled with mistakes yet in both instances, the activities were conducted by ve ...
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If only nine supreme court judges could make a mistake in their final ruling but which did not affect the outcome and if the petition itself was riddled with mistakes yet in both instances, the activities were conducted by very learned people including PhD holders, how fair can it be to attempt to chip Afri-Gyan's reputation for similar mistakes or omissions by presiding officers?
USA- 10 years ago

Ghanaian Politicians are the most greediest people in the World,infact greedier than the DEVILS you know.Any time is not in their favour then there is something wrong

Ghanaian Politicians are the most greediest people in the World,infact greedier than the DEVILS you know.Any time is not in their favour then there is something wrong
agyeman 10 years ago

Look Parry, common sense and reality should tell you that the boss takes the rap so has your boss been given the whip. You and your boss over the years have turned elections into a cash bonanza. You milk printers, media house ...
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Look Parry, common sense and reality should tell you that the boss takes the rap so has your boss been given the whip. You and your boss over the years have turned elections into a cash bonanza. You milk printers, media houses, suppliers etc of 10% as if life will come to an end. Tell me if I am lying. How much did you take from yasarko press. And if we say you people at EC just concentrated on the cash and not the work then we are certain Dotse was right to have chastised Afari Djan after all tell me has he got eyes to see during working hours? You know your boss is dead drunk 24/7 that is why he spewed the nonsense "you can go to court".
AGYAAKU 10 years ago

The NPP is gaining notoriety in enhancing and gaining popularity by pulling other people and bodies down. Just like craps in a bucket/container in their bid to climb out or escape has to climb or crawl on each others.

NPP ...
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The NPP is gaining notoriety in enhancing and gaining popularity by pulling other people and bodies down. Just like craps in a bucket/container in their bid to climb out or escape has to climb or crawl on each others.

NPP sent a flimsy case to court wanting to be pronounced winners of the 2012 election. Because their case was so weak to merit any help from any of the Judges who might be sympathetic to their cause, they could not get the number of those judges who would sacrifice their reputation in deciding in their favour.

Notwithstanding, those judges who made the right decisions but do not want to incur the wrath of their friends now want to compensate the party by trying to blame the Chairman of the commission. It would be recalled that the NPP has done every thing to denigrate and malign the good achievements the EC chairman has garnered both locally and internationally. And who could be more relied upon than some of the judges who had sat on the case but could not put their own reputation on line.

It would be recalled that this very judge had been fingered as once holding a high office in that party in the Volta region. The man therefore had to pull off this compensatory act by running down Dr. Afari-Gyan´s reputation the way he has done in his judgement!

The NPP should have rather chosen THE CRAB as their mascot rather than the elephant since the crab aptly suits the way they behave toward their perceived opponents.
Yaw Ohemeng 10 years ago

I would have thought the EC would have admitted the observations and resolve to prevent any flaws next time. with this attitude, is anything going to change? That is why the Court's verdict is dangerous for future elections.
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I would have thought the EC would have admitted the observations and resolve to prevent any flaws next time. with this attitude, is anything going to change? That is why the Court's verdict is dangerous for future elections.

Any Electoral Commission, who is innocent woulf not have fought tooth and nail to conceal records. An EC that provides no plausible explanation why two sets of identical pink sheet booklets were ordered is dysfunctional, to say the least.

The political parties should not rush to join any reforms until the EC itself is reconstituted. They have not learnt from their mistakes and such is African Institutions. Anywhere else, but for Africa, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan would have honourably resigned, to pave way for reforms.

I fear for 2016!
OSEI KWAME-LIVERPOOL 10 years ago

I suspect the Presiding officers connived with Sir John to disrupt the results the elections.How come that it mostly affected NDC areas?For what reasons did they refuse to sign them?And they contacted Sir John instead of the ...
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I suspect the Presiding officers connived with Sir John to disrupt the results the elections.How come that it mostly affected NDC areas?For what reasons did they refuse to sign them?And they contacted Sir John instead of the EC to explain why they did so.
Nana 10 years ago

justice Dotse is an incompetent JUDGE.

justice Dotse is an incompetent JUDGE.
Dotse 10 years ago

another NPP JUDGE.SHAME UNTO DOTSE.

another NPP JUDGE.SHAME UNTO DOTSE.
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE 10 years ago

division division division.

division division division.
alfred 10 years ago

mr.parry this is not 1 or 2 incidents

mr.parry this is not 1 or 2 incidents
nana amissah 10 years ago

I dont blame Mr. Parry, because as an insitution, the EC has presided over mediocrity. They have no standards so they would would never accept thier mistakes. lets wait and see, they will do same in 2016. Time will tell.

I dont blame Mr. Parry, because as an insitution, the EC has presided over mediocrity. They have no standards so they would would never accept thier mistakes. lets wait and see, they will do same in 2016. Time will tell.
K. Asante 10 years ago

Dotse`s comments are borne out of
frustration.It never went his way.He
had wanted something else rather than
the petition being thrown out totally.
He shows his true colours(what he at
the beginning never displayed)By t ...
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Dotse`s comments are borne out of
frustration.It never went his way.He
had wanted something else rather than
the petition being thrown out totally.
He shows his true colours(what he at
the beginning never displayed)By their
fruits,ye shall know them.He will evaporate into thin air.
ndc idiots 10 years ago

idiots why you no go tell am dat when the case was ongoing.bitches like yourself now complaining.

idiots why you no go tell am dat when the case was ongoing.bitches like yourself now complaining.
FREEDOM AND JUSTICE 10 years ago

Ghana needs reforms in the electoral commission,the police and the judiciary.

This should be backed by a referendum.
A lot of old baggages need to be repaired to carry the new ideas.

Ghana needs reforms in the electoral commission,the police and the judiciary.

This should be backed by a referendum.
A lot of old baggages need to be repaired to carry the new ideas.
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 10 years ago

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Comment: DR.AFARI-GYAN MAN OF INTEGRITY !
Author:
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
Date:
2013-09-09 13:14:25
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DEAR READING PUBLIC OF GHANAWEB.CO ...
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Comment: DR.AFARI-GYAN MAN OF INTEGRITY !
Author:
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
Date:
2013-09-09 13:14:25
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DEAR READING PUBLIC OF GHANAWEB.COM,
IT IS VERY UNFORTUNATE TO DESCRIBE DR.AFARI-GYAN AS ABOVE BY NO MEAN PERSONALITY BUT READING THE NAME "JUSTICE DOTSE" AND I DO/DID NOT WANT TO RUN TO ILLOGICAL CONCLUSION THAT THE WRITER IS MY/OUR OWN FRIEND LORD JUSTICE DOTSE OF GHANA SUPREME COURT SINCE I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR BOTH HIS LORD JUSTICE DOTSE AND DR.AFARI-GYAN.
HOWEVER, JUST TO SET THE RECORDS STRAIGHT THAT I AM RESPECTFULLY WRITING THIS REJOINDER.
THAT BEFORE ONE CAN OR COULD UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION UNDER WHICH DR.AFARI-GYAN FOUND HIMSELF THEN ONE WOULD APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK AND THE GOOD WORKS HE HAS DONE.
THAT IT WAS THE SAME DR.AFARI_GYAN WHO WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION DURING 2000 AND 2004 PRESIDENTIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS AND DECLARED THE NPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE THEN H.E.FORMER PRESIDENT OF GHANA JOHN AGYEKUM KUFUOR WINNER OF BOTH ELECTIONS WHEN THE GOOD PEOPLE OF GHANA CLEARLY VOTED FOR HIM.
THAT AS I HAVE POSTULATED TO THE ENTIRE WORLD THAT "JUSTICE SEEKS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH".
THAT THE LEGAL ISSUES BEFORE GHANA SUPREME COURT THAT THE COURT ADJUDICATED AND RULED ON THE MATTER AND BY MAJORITY DECISION DISMISSED THE PETITION THAT WE MUST ALL CALL "A SPADE A SPADE".
THAT IT IS ALSO A TRITE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE LEGAL RESEARCH AND INDUSTRY THAT COUNSELS/LAWYERS PUT INTO A CASE HELPED THE JUDGES WORK TO BE VERY EASY.
IN FACT, THE SAME CANNOT OR COULD NOT BE SAID WITH THE 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PETITION CHALLENGED SINCE COUNSELS FOR RESPONDENTS INSTEAD OF TO RAISE "A PRELIMINAY CHALLENGE ON THE PETITION ITSELF AND OTHER LEGAL ISSUES RAISED AS FRIVOLOUS, CAPRICIOUS, VEXACIOUS AND MALICIOUS" BUT RATHER ENGAGED THE PETITIONERS ON "PINK SHEETS CLERICAL ERRORS INSTEAD OF ON POINTS OF LAW AND LEGAL BASIS".
THAT THE WHOLE MATTER WAS "A QUESTION OF LAW AND NOT PINK SHEETS".
HOWEVER, THE SUPREME COURT OF GHANA HAS NOT BEEN FULLY APPRISED WITH THE LEGAL POSITIONS SINCE COUNSELS FAILED TO MAKE THE RELEVANT LEGAL ARGUMENTS BUT JUST DWELL ON FACTS AND RATIONALITY OR RATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE FACTS.
IT IS MY FIRM BELIEVED THAT IF THE COUNSELS FOR RESPONDENTS WERE TO RAISE THE PRELIMINARY OBJECTIONS TO THE PETITION AND MADE THE RELEVANT LEGAL ARGUMENTS SUPPORTED WITH THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS THE COURT WOULD HAVE DISMISSED THE LAWSUITS ON THE ONSET.
THAT I AM RESPECTFULLY CALLING ON ALL THE MEDIA HOUSES THAT COVERED THE PROCEEDINGS TO PRODUCE THE TAPE RECORDINGS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMICUS CURIAE REVIEW MOTION AND THE LEGAL ARGUMENTS THAT I ADDUCED AT THE COURT AND EACH COUNSELS RESPONSE AND THE COURT RESPONSE AND THE THE COURT RULING TO HELP THE READING PUBLIC TO ASCERTAIN THE DIFFICULTIES POSED BY SOME OF THE COUNSELS RESPONSES TO THE JUDGES.
THAT DR.AFARI-GYAN IN THE FIRST PLACE DO/DID NOT HAVE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OVER TEMPORAL 2 OR 3 DAYS ELECTION OFFICIALS SINCE THEY WERE NOT PERMANENT STAFF AND THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO ME WERE ACROSS THE BOARD.
THAT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER WAS THAT THE MALPRACTICES AND OTHERS THAT THE PETITIONERS COMPLAINED ABOUT AND COMMENCED THE LAWSUITS DID NOT OCCUR IN REALITY AT THE POLLING STATIONS THEMSELVES THAT THE LEGITIMATE VOTER COULD BE BLAMED OR ACCUSED OF BUT JUST "MERE CLERICAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS" THAT DID NOT ACTUALLY AFFECT THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE FINAL RESULTS DECLARED THAT IT THEREFORE DEFILED COMMON SENSE THAT THOSE GENUINE AND HONEST SINCERE VOTES CAST TO BE PURPORTED TO BE ANNULED THAT THE ISSUE THEN IS "WHERE THEREFORE WILL BE JUSTICE ITSELF?".
TO PURPORT TO FIND A FINDING FOR "A MERE HYPOTHETICAL SPECULATIVE CASE WOULD HAVE REALLY CAST A SLUR ON OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND WOULD EVEN AMOUNT TO "JUDICIAL SABOTAGE".

BUT THANKS TO THE MAJORITY DECISION THAT DISMISSED THE PETITION.

THAT DR.AFARI-GYAN HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG TO CAST A SLUR ON HIS REPUTATION AND INTEGRITY ESPECIALLY AS DR.BAWUMIA TOLD THE SUPREME COURT IN HIS EVIDENCE IN CHIEF AND UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATIONS THAT WHEN THEY WERE PREPARING THE PINK SHEETS TO COMMENCE THE LAWSUITS THEY ALSO MADE "MISTAKES" AND HE EVEN FURTHER STATED THAT "THEY MADE MISTAKES AS ANYBODY OR ANY PERSON CAN ALSO MAKE MISTAKES" AND THAT THE LEGAL POSITION AND LEGAL EFFECTS OF DR.BAWUMIA TESTIMONY WAS NEVER ADDRESSED IN LAW.

IT IS AT THESE RELATED BACKDROPS THAT TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE FOLLOWING LEGAL THEORIES OR LEGAL PRINCIPLES IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WOULD HAVE HELPED THE COURT TO MAKE EASY DETERMINATION OF THE CASE:

(i) THE LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY

(ii)THE LEGAL THEORY OF "MENS REA" OR THE "INTENT OF THE ELECTORAL OFFICIALS OF MAKING THE CLERICAL ERRORS".

(iii) THE LEGAL PRINCIPLE OF "HONEST MISTAKES AND ITS EFFECTS".

(iv)THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY VESTED IN THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION UNDER CHAPTER 007 OF GHANA 1992 CONSTITUTION

(v) WHETHER OR NOT THE PURPORTED MISTAKES MADE CAN BE CURED BY THE COURT WHEN THE PETITIONERS THEMSELVES ALSO MADE THE SAME MISTAKES?

(vi)WHETHER OR NOT THE PROVISIONS UNDER CLAUSES 4,5 & 6 OF ARTICLE 57 CHAPTER 008 OF GHANA 1992 CONSTITUTION OF THE CASE OF A SITTING PRESIDENT OF GHANA WHILE IN OFFICE ACTED AS OUSTER CLAUSE(S) TO

ARTICLE 64 UNDER WHICH THE PETITIONERS BROUGHT THE PETITION THAT COUNSELS FOR RESPONDENTS FAILED WOEFULLY TO ADDRESS THE LEGAL ISSUE AND RATHER MADE A SITTING PRESIDENT OF GHANA H.E.PRESIDENT JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA A LITIGANT.

THAT ASSUMING THAT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA TO BE PERSONALLY ATTENDING THE SITTINGS OF THE SUPREME COURT FROM 9.00 AM TO 4.30PM EVERY SITTING(S) THAT THE FACT REMAINED THAT "WHAT KIND OF WORK WOULD THE PRESIDENT BE DOING TO UPHOLD THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THE GOOD PEOPLE OF GHANA REPOSED IN THE PRESIDENT TO DO THE PEOPLE'S WORK?"

WHETHER OR NOT THE COURT RECORDINGS OF THE PROCEEDINGS DENOTED THE PRESIDENT AS "ABSENT?"

WHETHER OR NOT THE PRESIDENT OF GHANA BEST INTEREST HAS BEEN PROTECTED BY HIS COUNSELS?

IN FACT, THESE ARE ALL MATTERS OF LAW AND THE LAW WAS SIDE LINED AND IN THE SAME VEIN THAT DR.AFARI-GYAN ASSERTED HIS CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY AT THE COURT AND ASSERTED THAT AS CHAIRMAN OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION THAT HE HAS NO BASIS TO CHANGE THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE RESULTS HE DULY DECLARED ON DECEMBER 9,2012 AND ALSO DULY GAZETTED, THEREFORE IF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS OR JUDGE(s) HOLD OR HELD CONTRARY TO HIS ASSERTION THEN THE PERSON OR JUDGE SHOULD PROVE IT ON POINT OF LAW OR LEGAL BASIS AND NOT MERELY RATIONALIZING MERE SPECULATIVE HYPOTHETICAL FACTS THAT NEVER OCCURRED AT THE REAL POLLING STATIONS BUT ON MERE PINK SHEETS.

IT IS THEREFORE AT THESE RELATED BACKDROPS THAT DR.AFARI-GYAN INTEGRITY CANNOT BE PURPORTED TO BE SLURRED SINCE HE IS A MAN OF PROVEN INTEGRITY AND IT IS MY FIRM BELIEVED THAT MY FRIEND "JUSTICE DOTSE" WOULD REVISIT HIS STAND AND ALSO TO HOLD CONTRARY TO HIS EARLIER HOLDING.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.

GOD BLESS GHANA AND LONG LIVE GHANA !

VERY TRULY YOURS,

BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI

INTERNATIONAL LAWYER/LEGAL CONSULTANT

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09-09 00:49

Afari-Djan is a thief don't mind him
Lawless country
09-09 00:49

Afari-Djan has written a bad history
Lawless country
09-09 00:52

Dotsie shud've been careful in his ...
Nyansasem
09-09 01:04

Watch GTV & TV3 on WWW.OFMTV.COM
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09-09 01:28

GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA
ATSU, HO
09-09 05:20

GOD DAMN afari gyan!!!
GOD DAMN atuguba!!
09-09 06:48

MJ GET SOME REST
MANU
09-09 08:09

CATEGORY 1 LIES
IDRIS PACAS
09-09 10:47

EC BOSS HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG
STOP AND THINK
09-09 11:56

Justice Dotse you are wrong! NPP mole
mRNA + tRNA
09-09 12:14

Justice Dotse, you go too far!
WILLIAM
09-09 16:23

GOD DAMN afari gyan!!!
GOD DAMN atuguba!!
09-09 06:49

RE: GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA
GOD DAMN atuguba!!
09-09 06:52

Watch GTV & TV3 on WWW.OFMTV.COM
GTV-TV3 on WWW.OFMTV.COM
09-09 01:28

Re: Dotsie shud've been careful in his ...
Amevinya, New York State
09-09 01:34

DNT WANNA SEE HIS FACE!
GHFUO, change ur thinking
09-09 01:58

Oh please, I say it like it is
Nyansasem
09-09 02:18

NYANSASEM-DO YOU KNOW WHAT MANAGEMENT IS
ADWEN
09-09 03:36

waa look
insight to the bone
09-09 03:39

Gbemela
Vodoo Xebieso
09-09 04:47

Ghana has died because of the Ewe
insight to the bone
09-09 15:47

Re: NYANSASEM-DO YOU KNOW WHAT MANAGEMENT IS
Kwadzo
09-09 06:51

@Adwen
Akpaklika Mewua Lo Ode
09-09 13:38

Re: Oh please, I say it like it is
Akyaa
09-09 04:56

TAKE THE LOG FROM YOUR EYE
OSUO ABRUBUOR
09-09 05:35

God is watching nothing !
BOY KUMASI
09-09 02:55

Justice Doste was wrong in his analysis
Kwesi
09-09 04:34

This shoud be a lead article on Ghanaweb
Falcon
09-09 06:33

NOT AL LTOGETHER WRONG
C.Y. ANDY-K
09-09 07:40

Thank you Chief!
Apatupr3
09-09 08:01

To win election with 1 AND 1/2 region?
Julor Agyekum Kwakwe (JAK)
09-09 07:02

Re: Dotsie shud've been careful in his ...
Solomon Dormenyo Quist
09-09 07:57

Disrespectful
Kosoko
09-09 10:50

Re: Dotsie shud've been careful in his ...
IBF - Canada
09-09 01:57

ya! the best of the judges
kululu
09-09 02:31

this judge was an npp activist
pala
09-09 03:30

Are you correct? Another Tatsu a thief!
oba nyansani baako Pe in Ghana!
09-09 06:14

PALA your observation wrong
agbodo
09-09 20:09

Re: ya! the best of the judges
THOMAS
09-09 05:30

Re: ya! the best of the judges
kululu
09-09 15:51

Justice Dotse bringing himself...
NPP - Disillusioned Desperadoes
09-09 03:06

Tosh
Nyansasem
09-09 03:20

Get some comprehension lessons...
NPP - Disillusioned Desperadoes
09-09 03:48

Re: Dotsie shud've been careful in his ...
Bonsu
09-09 03:29

re Nyasasem
owusu
09-09 05:23

Dotse, do u know about K4 & vodafone?
krikri
09-09 07:29

Based on what we all saw on display....
Apatupr3
09-09 07:38

Dotse is just wasting paper and pen
Koforidua Flowers (fr)
09-09 08:42

SHAME OF JUSTICE DOTSE.
Dallas
09-09 10:32

GOOD POINT THERE
WILLIAM
09-09 16:25

Re: Afari-Djan has written a bad history
Floating Voter
09-09 04:25

Re: Afari-Djan has written a bad history
mimi
09-09 05:49

Afari Gyan corrupt
Abroampa
09-09 01:45

4 YRS TO PREPARE FOR THIS?
GHFUO, change ur thinking
09-09 02:08

Since time began !
BOY KUMASI
09-09 04:04

Let's be fair to Afari-Gyan
kojo
09-09 02:54

EITHER HE IS IGNORANT OR A THIEF
Crystal
09-09 04:25

Re: Afari-Djan is a thief don't mind him
THOMAS
09-09 05:16

System failure not Afari Djan failure
Kwaku Amexo
09-09 09:39

Bravo justice Dotse
Mysticals
09-09 00:52

BRAVO FOR WHAT?
BRIAN WILLIAMS
09-09 01:41

THE REGISTRAR
GENERAL DeGAULE
09-09 02:45

Re: THE REGISTRAR
DKB
09-09 12:38

Re: THE REGISTRAR
GENERAL DeGAULE
09-09 14:09

GOD MAKE U STRONG AFARI GYAN
CITIZEN CANE
09-09 00:54

NPP is a baaaaaad company
BJ
09-09 01:28

Re: GOD MAKE U STRONG AFARI GYAN
Amevinya, New York State
09-09 01:37

Where Are Your Brains?
BJ
09-09 01:58

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
K. Owusu-Yeboah
09-09 00:54

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
holy smoke
09-09 01:01

AFARI GYAN STILL THE BEST IN AFRICA
ME AND YOU
09-09 00:57

JJ AFTER 19YRS OF RULE?
GHFUO, change ur thinking
09-09 01:59

PARANOID
Funnythat
09-09 00:57

THE PEOPLE WILL RISE AGAINST TYRANNY
PRESIDENT CHOP CHOP
09-09 00:58

Justice Dotse comments are biased and un
Frimpong, USA
09-09 01:00

Re: Justice Dotse comments are biased and un
holy smoke
09-09 01:04

NOT YOUR FA
THE TRUTH
09-09 01:02

AFARI DJAN CAME TO ACTIVATE
princewilly@ymail.com
09-09 01:02

Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of
Kwarteng Edward Kofi
09-09 01:05

Justice Dotse should be SMARTER!!
Augusco Boy
09-09 01:28

another NDC Animal afari gyan
dirty man ewe
09-09 01:28

another NDC Animal afari gyan
dirty man ewe
09-09 01:28

Justice Dotse should be SMARTER!!
Augusco Boy
09-09 01:28

Justice Dotse should be SMARTER!!
Augusco Boy
09-09 01:28

another NDC Animal afari gyan
dirty man ewe
09-09 01:28

Justice Dotse should be SMARTER!!
Augusco Boy
09-09 01:28

Justice Dotse should be SMARTER!!
Augusco Boy
09-09 01:28

Re: Justice Dotse should be SMARTER!!
Mary
09-09 01:42

Mary, Mary, Mary!
Augusco Boy
09-09 01:54

Re: Mary, Mary, Mary!
Mary
09-09 02:00

Justice Doste is absolutely wrong...
NPP - Disillusioned Desperadoes
09-09 03:37

Re: Justice Doste is absolutely wrong...
Mary
09-09 13:23

another NDC Animal afari gyan
dirty man ewe
09-09 01:28

NPP are sore losers
Pinkblue
09-09 01:30

Baah!
Mary
09-09 01:42

AFARI GYAN MUST BE REMOVED
GHANA FIRST
09-09 01:43

Afari Gyan must be in prison
Amevinya, New York State
09-09 01:44

AFARI GYAN THE BEST IN AFRICA
KWAME OWUSU
09-09 01:45

WHAT ABOUT THE JUDGES?
GENERAL DeGAULE
09-09 01:46

@De Gaulle
Akpaklika Mewua Lo Ode
09-09 14:04

Afari-Gyan is a disgraced man indeed....
Victor A. Young
09-09 01:51

talk sence NDC
efua
09-09 01:54

Who is to be blame?
Polling agent
09-09 01:59

Glorified observers do not read or write
Critical Observer
09-09 03:43

GOD WILL PUNISHED ndc,ec,atuguba,mahama
geeda,error corrupt mahama rot
09-09 02:01

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
Agyeman.
09-09 02:02

Gyan is a criminal
Mugu yaro
09-09 02:03

Re: Gyan is a criminal
Vodoo Xebieso
09-09 12:26

Good name is better than riches! Afari G
Papa Yaw
09-09 02:04

And this is SC Judge? what a pity!
Honestman
09-09 02:07

RUBBISH. IT IS HIS DUTY TO SET STANDARD
USMAN
09-09 02:46

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
JOE BOATENG
09-09 02:08

JSC Dotse, former NPP Chairman resign
Moses Bamanda
09-09 03:30

Next time
Bad heads
09-09 02:10

Afari Gyan was aware
Kwadwo
09-09 02:12

So Judges be blamed for judiciary rot?
KOFI ABDULAI
09-09 02:16

Justice Dotse is a thief like Afari Gyan
malam salifu
09-09 02:18

Will be still @ post?
Stanley
09-09 02:19

THIS IS INDEED JUDGMENT.
USMAN
09-09 02:21

God Bless Afari Gyan
Kwobia,Toronto
09-09 02:28

Jester Dotse
serwaa
09-09 02:48

AFARI GYAN IS MY HERO
BOY KOFI
09-09 02:50

None of the petitioners' initial allegat
kojo
09-09 02:58

his resoluteness hurt them
pala
09-09 03:20

THE PETITION WAS SIMPLY STUPID
BOY KOFI
09-09 03:28

why wouldn't he be your hero kofi?
pala
09-09 03:19

You can say that again........
Apatupr3
09-09 08:28

Conscience Will Judge Them.
Simon
09-09 03:14

Afari-Djan wishes to die but death has
Isaac Appiah
09-09 04:31

the justice to is envious?
pala
09-09 03:35

corrupt oldman.
KOMOO FRANCE.
09-09 03:48

Thiwf Afari
Kenbrowne
09-09 03:51

DOTSE PUTS FOOT IN MUDDLE
Kofi Abotsi
09-09 04:05

AFARI DJAN A THIEF
K.G
09-09 04:18

IS THIS JUSTICE LIVING ON EARTH
Nana kofi- London
09-09 04:39

JUSTICE
CRUSADERS FOR JUSTICE
09-09 04:43

SACK HIM THEN!!!
Dr George ENYO, USA
09-09 04:48

Interpret the law
Yaw.
09-09 04:51

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
Efo sammy
09-09 04:52

Better allowances should be paid
KWAME
09-09 05:04

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
TOFFEE
09-09 05:06

Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of
M.K. DOTSE
09-09 05:19

This is totally nonsense
OKOFO
09-09 05:07

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
Kofi
09-09 05:11

Dotse as npp judge, we know
Kalira
09-09 05:17

Afari gyan,the best in the world
Kalira
09-09 05:21

A Chaotic decision postponed
Messaiah
09-09 05:30

SHAME JUSTICE DOTSE
KA AKYIRE
09-09 05:32

DOTSE REALLY SAID THIS-I DOUBT
Justman
09-09 05:37

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
Kojovi
09-09 05:37

AFARI DJAN'S PEDIGRE NOT DENTED
NANA USED BAWUMIA
09-09 05:55

GOOD CHAIRMAN
THEO
09-09 06:24

DESTRUCTIVE GYANS in the Counry
Koforidua Flowers (fr)
09-09 08:26

DOTSE BETRAYS PARTISANSHIP
SUMBRUNGU
09-09 06:25

ABOUT NDC AND ITS LEADERS
Abba
09-09 06:37

BLAME POOR FUNDING OF EC, NOT AFARI DJAN
NANA USED BAWUMIA
09-09 06:37

ABOUT NDC AND ITS LEADERS
Abba
09-09 06:38

NO MAN IS AN ANGEL
Banana.com
09-09 06:39

supreme must be ashame of themselves
zongo president
09-09 06:47

THIEF
SHAME UNTO AFARI GYAN.
09-09 07:03

OYIWA NO BASIS FOR COURT!!!
Ghanaba KK
09-09 07:10

UTTER RUBBISH ON THE SECOND POINT
GENERAL DeGAULE
09-09 07:33

Dotse is an idiot
Amewu@
09-09 07:11

JUSTICE DOTSE IS TOOOO GOOD
YUPYUP
09-09 07:17

POLITICAL JUSTICE DOTSE
Deblaze22
09-09 07:22

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
The Pot Calling The Kettle Black
09-09 07:30

the peace we see is only a farcad
otwum
09-09 07:34

USELESS COUNTRY
AKONFEM
09-09 07:38

very in heart
jamp62
09-09 07:39

Ouchhhh - Scathing Observations
Mercy Mercy Me
09-09 08:03

INCREDIBLE DOTSE AND ATUGUBA
Koforidua Flowers (fr)
09-09 08:10

A WISE JUDGE UNLIKE ATUGUBA AND BAMFO
GHANABA
09-09 08:34

Re: A WISE JUDGE UNLIKE ATUGUBA AND BAMFO
otwum
09-09 08:39

JUSTICE DOTSE
DESCARTES
09-09 08:42

Do The Decent Thing and Resign
Chikay
09-09 09:04

GIVE DR. AFARI GYAN A BREAK
NANA AKUFO-ADDO JNR
09-09 09:07

DOTSE IS NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER
Justice Dotse Snr
09-09 09:13

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
James Mensah
09-09 09:10

GOD will JUDGE the SC JUDGES!!!
ama kumi-rotterdam
09-09 09:26

dr afari djan is incorruptible
issaka adams
09-09 09:26

PLEASE! PLEASE! AND PLEASE!
GOD SAVE GHANA
09-09 09:34

MONSTER OR THE DEVIL?
JM
09-09 09:40

DOTSE- NONSENSE
ASH
09-09 09:56

ATUGUBA & CO ENDORSED EC's SHODDY WORK!
AFARI GYAN - 27 ZERO;CREATED,LOOTED
09-09 10:19

DR SHITS @ COURT ROOM
. ......
09-09 10:59

DOSTE is DEAD WRONG !!
Whatever
09-09 11:25

Re: DR SHITS @ COURT ROOM
Kosoko
09-09 11:44

DOTSE MISFIRED, Afari Gyan is The BEST
Whatever
09-09 11:21

DR AFARI IMAGE 101% INTACT
frank
09-09 11:49

shame??!!!
Wwahla
09-09 11:51

AFARI-GYAN A MAN OF INTEGRITY !
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
09-09 12:07

r u indeed a judge?
nopiii
09-09 12:12

damn fool
nopiii
09-09 12:24

Re: damn fool
Dzato
09-09 12:38

A fool is always a fool. u need a change
oba nyansani baako Pe in Ghana!
09-09 14:23

God Bless Afari Djan!
seeMe
09-09 12:31

A VERY LOW INTELLIGENCE
Paa Kodwo
09-09 12:32

ARE WE LOST IN THE WILDERNESS
Paa Kodwo
09-09 12:42

Re: A VERY LOW INTELLIGENCE
Dzato
09-09 12:51

DR.AFARI-GYAN MAN OF INTEGRITY !
BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ.
09-09 13:14

mmmmm
sam
09-09 13:35

God bless you Justice Doste
Afari Gjan must be sacked
09-09 13:52

COME AGAIN JUSTICE DOTSE
NAA4U
09-09 14:36

JUSTICE DOTSE COME AGAIN
NAA4U
09-09 14:38

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
OD
09-09 16:04

Re: Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himse
Agdo
09-09 16:58
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chas 10 years ago

Is he still the chairman?

Is he still the chairman?
Kwasi Benson 10 years ago

If Afari Gyan is really a well learned Professor in A civiliased Society like in A Western World, he should have resigned by now.He will still be in his post becos Ghanaians are so, hence they deserve soooo.
He doesn`t deser ...
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If Afari Gyan is really a well learned Professor in A civiliased Society like in A Western World, he should have resigned by now.He will still be in his post becos Ghanaians are so, hence they deserve soooo.
He doesn`t deserve to head the EC any more
Kobena 10 years ago

Very typical!
We do not like to face the truth, and that has beeen the bane of our underdevelopment. What is so commendable about a man who has been involved in elections for 21 years "not being clear in his mind what over-v ...
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Very typical!
We do not like to face the truth, and that has beeen the bane of our underdevelopment. What is so commendable about a man who has been involved in elections for 21 years "not being clear in his mind what over-voting is?"

He lied under oath about the timing of the printing of the "Pink sheets," where and when. He lied about the printing of duplicate, triplicate and quadruplicate pink sheets. He lied about their use as well. First he said they were used for special voting and when he was confronted with the evidence, he started telling fibs.

Then there was the "transpositional and clerical errors nonesense." You went to the villages and recruited complete illiterates who could not count up to 100 and paid them peanuts, to spew out rubbish on results sheets.

He printed election sheets without knowing how many was printed. Or was that another one of the "create loot and share scams, whereby the hapless Ghanaian taxpayer paid for 1 million copies and received 200,000?" The state really ought to seize Afari-Djan's pension. He is a disgrace to academia!
Nana 10 years ago

Justice Dotse went too far with his comment.If Afari Gyan has been able to preside over so many elections,i think he deserves an applause.After all he wasn't the one who recorded the results at every polling station.Humans ma ...
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Justice Dotse went too far with his comment.If Afari Gyan has been able to preside over so many elections,i think he deserves an applause.After all he wasn't the one who recorded the results at every polling station.Humans make mistakes.
Jeff, UK 10 years ago

Sources are, Dotse is who he is because he lived his life and made his wealth in Kumasi, so what do expect. LOYALTY=PAY BACK

Sources are, Dotse is who he is because he lived his life and made his wealth in Kumasi, so what do expect. LOYALTY=PAY BACK
Boamah Gyamerah. 10 years ago

Mr. Christian Owusu Parry, your logic quoted: "
“…So if the Chairman has been there since 1992, and I think this is about the fifth or so major election that he has presided over, and everything has gone well – even th ...
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Mr. Christian Owusu Parry, your logic quoted: "
“…So if the Chairman has been there since 1992, and I think this is about the fifth or so major election that he has presided over, and everything has gone well – even this one went very well – except that some of these mistakes were committed by the Presiding Officers, you cannot just use some petty mistakes made by some officials to pass a judgment on the competence of somebody who has successfully presided over such very sticky elections”, he insisted." unquote reveals the incompetence of the EC. Can you convince any level minded person that that these mistakes were not made in all the elections held in Ghana since 1992? Is this not the first time that the EC`s work has come under the close scrutiny of the Courts and therefore by the Ghanaian public? For EC and its Chairman Dr. Afari Gyan it is okay to kick against our constitution, and not to do the job for which it is paid for once in the opinion of some few judges, the kicking against the constitution do not affect the results of the elections.What is the essence of our constitution if our public officials and institution can kicked against them with impunity. If Ghana were any serious nation, Dr. Afari Gyan and most of the Officials of the EC would have been sacked by now. A very important and sensitive state institution like the EC must not be allowed to kick against the constitution. Do you appreciate the effect of so called petty mistakes of Ghana, economically and socially both in Ghana and internationally?
kay 10 years ago

If the Judge can touch of the credibility of an official based on mistakes of a subordinate then the judges must also be prepared to accept all the criticisms about them even if it bothers on their family life.

If the Judge can touch of the credibility of an official based on mistakes of a subordinate then the judges must also be prepared to accept all the criticisms about them even if it bothers on their family life.
OKATAKYIE 10 years ago

Owusu, we need to teach critical thinking in our schools because there is a cost to every mistake made, especially when the outcome depends on numbers.

Owusu, we need to teach critical thinking in our schools because there is a cost to every mistake made, especially when the outcome depends on numbers.
TONY BENNEH 10 years ago

EC SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BRING IT ON BOARD THAT TO BE A PRESIDENT IN GHANA ONE HAS TO WIN 6 - 7 REGIONS. ONE CANNOT USE 2 REGIONS AND ANNUL VOTES TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF GHANA. GHANA IS ONE WITH 10 REGIONS

EC SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BRING IT ON BOARD THAT TO BE A PRESIDENT IN GHANA ONE HAS TO WIN 6 - 7 REGIONS. ONE CANNOT USE 2 REGIONS AND ANNUL VOTES TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF GHANA. GHANA IS ONE WITH 10 REGIONS
TONY BENNEH 10 years ago

EC SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BRING IT ON BOARD THAT TO BE A PRESIDENT IN GHANA ONE HAS TO WIN 6 - 7 REGIONS. ONE CANNOT USE 2 REGIONS AND ANNUL VOTES TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF GHANA. GHANA IS ONE WITH 10 REGIONS

EC SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BRING IT ON BOARD THAT TO BE A PRESIDENT IN GHANA ONE HAS TO WIN 6 - 7 REGIONS. ONE CANNOT USE 2 REGIONS AND ANNUL VOTES TO BECOME PRESIDENT OF GHANA. GHANA IS ONE WITH 10 REGIONS
George Ekegey 10 years ago

When we were children we use to fight on the street and the youth leaders will come for us and give us some lashes at the public gathering place to deter others from committing the same offense. When two adults do the same th ...
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When we were children we use to fight on the street and the youth leaders will come for us and give us some lashes at the public gathering place to deter others from committing the same offense. When two adults do the same then they were hauled before the elders and if it were to be between the elders they are quickly hauled before the palace and sometimes would not allow the children to even hear what punishments were given to the culprits. Unfortunately when you have these elders who have no respect for the chief then their misbehavior on the street becomes the source of scornful ridicule by the neighboring towns to the detriment of our home town.

This is where I find it very difficult to understand what one of the Supreme Court Judges (Dotse JSC) want to achieve by trying to destroy the image of Dr Afari Gyan when he said "So far as I am concerned, Dr. Afari-Gyan has cut a very poor figure of himself, and the much acclaimed competent election administrator both nationally and internationally has evaporated into thin air once his portfolio has come under the close scrutiny of the Courts,". The constitution of Ghana from which Justice Dotse got his power and sat in that chair trying to ridicule people is the same constitution which gave Dr Afari Gyan the power to do what he has been doing for many years now. Since when the Chief Justice take responsibility for the miscarriage of justices that have been going on in the lower courts of the country? We all have heard the CJ severally calling on the bar and the bench to ensure that justice is delivered properly. Why didn't the he advise the CJ to take responsibility for the actions and inaction of the bad judges on the bench because her reputation as the CJ will make her destroy her personal image?

We need to encourage the institutions in our country, especially those established under the constitution work to foster our democracy and when the very people who must ensure that start to ridicule those institutions it become very worrisome to we the ordinary people. As Justice Dotse was giving a road map for reforms in his ruling, I wonder why he did not recommend for the removal of Dr. Afari Gyan sin in his (Dotse JSC) words "he (Afari Gyan) has cut a very poor figure of himself". As he recommended for re-run of the elections in those affected areas, why didn't he use his power (whichever such power he has) to replace Dr. Afari Gyan for somebody else (who is more competent than Afari Gyan per Dotse JSC's view) conduct the re-run?

We all know when you are at the top you need to supervise your subordinates, but that does not mean you will not get some people under you doing the wrong thing and I think Justice Dotse is very experience in our administrative processes of the country to know better and live such unwarranted criticisms to uninformed youth to make. Dr. Afari Gyan has done very great job for this country since 1994 and he needs to be give credit and may be asked to ensure his subordinates supervise the works of junior officers properly to ensure mistakes are not repeated next time. We have no right under any circumstances to try and denigrate the man is such manner. We all have a role to play in order to see our country's democracy works for our benefit and that of our children and grand-children. Let us pause and ask ourselves whether we have played our role with all honesty before trying to destroy others' reputation.
DD 10 years ago

You are as corrupt as Afari Gyan. You are all disgrace to the nation

You are as corrupt as Afari Gyan. You are all disgrace to the nation
Koku Rock 10 years ago

Im my view a judge's role is to review the evidence presented before him, and based on the evidence issue a ruling. To go beyond that and insult the personal integrity of Dr Afari Gyan is to say the least unprofessional. T ...
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Im my view a judge's role is to review the evidence presented before him, and based on the evidence issue a ruling. To go beyond that and insult the personal integrity of Dr Afari Gyan is to say the least unprofessional. This alone should disqualify SJC Dotse as a Supreme Court Judge. The question we should all ask SJC Dotse is if he Dotse is insulted the way he insulted Dr Afari Gyan, will he like it? Won't that be considered as contempt of court? Do unto others as you would like others to do unto you.

I suggest to the EC and Dr. Afari Gyan to sue SJC Dotse for defamation of character because SJC Dotse has gone beyond his authority as a Supreme Court Justice..
Master Kwaku 10 years ago

Why did Mr. Osafo Kantaka decide to retire at the time he did? Surely, it is not just his age? After all many officials hang on for some time on reaching the retiring age. SO, why did Mr. Osafo Kantaka retire at the crucial t ...
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Why did Mr. Osafo Kantaka decide to retire at the time he did? Surely, it is not just his age? After all many officials hang on for some time on reaching the retiring age. SO, why did Mr. Osafo Kantaka retire at the crucial time of the SC Petition? Is there something he knew would tarnish the reputation of the EC that he did not want to be associated with? Please COME OUT, Mr. Osafo Kantaka!
Lebaski kwadaso 10 years ago

Dr Afari Gyan is a disgrace to 2012 election

Dr Afari Gyan is a disgrace to 2012 election
Kofi Abrantie 10 years ago

Who appointed Dotse as SC judge? If anyone sucks at his job, it's justice dotse! What was he thinking? You don't personally attack Dr. Afari-Gyan because your NPP lost the election. Where was Dotse's critism when K4 won elect ...
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Who appointed Dotse as SC judge? If anyone sucks at his job, it's justice dotse! What was he thinking? You don't personally attack Dr. Afari-Gyan because your NPP lost the election. Where was Dotse's critism when K4 won elections? IDIOT!!
Kwesi 10 years ago

Justice Dotse found himself unable to execute his party political agenda, so he vented his spleen on Dr Afari Gyan who for all intents and purposes the best Electoral Commissioner the country ever had. The sheer lies put toge ...
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Justice Dotse found himself unable to execute his party political agenda, so he vented his spleen on Dr Afari Gyan who for all intents and purposes the best Electoral Commissioner the country ever had. The sheer lies put together by the NPPcan overwhelm if the strongest willed except Tsikata who tore it apart to their chagrin. Let them try the review.
goofy 10 years ago

Shut the fuck up that petty mistake could have kill a lot of people fool think before you open your mouth

Shut the fuck up that petty mistake could have kill a lot of people fool think before you open your mouth
Concerned Citizen. 10 years ago

Dotse's critique is a true reflection of Afari Gyan's performance.It is time for him to go.

Dotse's critique is a true reflection of Afari Gyan's performance.It is time for him to go.
christian brotherhood 10 years ago

THIS DOTSE WANTS PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT HE IS AN EWE BUT IMPARSTIAL BECAUSE NDC IS PERCIEVED AS AYIGBE PARTY THIS IS FUNNY INDEED.

THIS DOTSE WANTS PEOPLE TO BELIEVE THAT HE IS AN EWE BUT IMPARSTIAL BECAUSE NDC IS PERCIEVED AS AYIGBE PARTY THIS IS FUNNY INDEED.
dougie 10 years ago

LEARN FROM THE EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE JUDGE AND STOP BEING INCORRIGIBLE

LEARN FROM THE EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE JUDGE AND STOP BEING INCORRIGIBLE

Justice Dotse’s critique of Afari-Gyan baseless - EC

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