http://elections.peacefmonline.com/rss/news.xml Visit Peace FM Online for latest news, breaking news, audio and feature stories in Ghana en-us Peace FM Online 2009 2013-05-22T06:16:00+01:00 Michael Ofori Amanfo Boateng Ghana News http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164897.php An attempt by the lawyers of respondents in the ongoing presidential election petition to persuade the Supreme Court to allow pink sheets in the custody of the nine-member panel to be used by international auditing firm, KPMG, in its count of the sheets, was yesterday refused by the court. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164897.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164846.php Lawyer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Tsatsu Tsikata has alleged that seven additional boxes of pink sheet exhibits have been added to the number to be counted and audited in the ongoing election petition case. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164846.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164777.php The election petition hearing has been adjourned to today Tuesday May 21, 2013 after a brief session Monday morning. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164777.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164755.php The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned its sitting early to enable Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the second petitioner, examine a list of documents provided by Mr Tastsu Tsikata, counsel for third respondent in the Election Petition Hearing. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164755.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164709.php The Electoral Commission (EC) is expected to take its turn at the ongoing 2012 Election Petition Hearing at the Supreme Court later this week or early next week. It is likely the Chairman of the EC, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, will be in the box or the lot could fall on his deputy, Alhaji Amadu Sulley. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164709.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164419.php When it reconvenes Thursday morning, the Supreme Court will hear a motion filed by the three respondents seeking to cross examine some witnesses from the petitioners’ side, in the election dispute currently before the Court. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164419.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164381.php The Supreme Court has upheld a ruling on an objection of acting in bad faith leveled against the petitioners by the lead counsel of the NDC. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164381.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164332.php The President of the nine-member Bench hearing the election petition, Justice William Atuguba on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 asked the Lead Counsel for the Petitioners, Mr. Philip Addison to “sit down” while he was on his feet engaging the Bench in an argument about the relevance of a question posed to the key witness during cross-examination. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/164332.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163755.php The nine-member panel of Justices hearing the 2012 election petition has said it has so far been fair and just with its rulings concerning the case. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163755.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163737.php Mr Justice William Atuguba, the Presiding judge on Wednesday warned both counsel in the election petition to refrain from making unsavoury comments about each other in court. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163737.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163706.php The Supreme Court has cautioned against the use of foul language in the hearing of the election petition. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163706.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163705.php The key witness in the election petition hearing, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has rebuffed suggestions by the governing Party’s Lead Counsel that his challenge of the 2012 presidential results is borne out of his parochial yearn to be Vice President. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163705.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163687.php Pollster Ben Ephson has said the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, will clear all the confusion and murkiness created about the conduct of the 2012 general elections, as far as the ongoing election petition case is concerned when he gives his evidence-in-chief. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163687.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163633.php Counsel for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Tsatsu Tsikata, is expected to continue with his cross examination of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, when the Supreme Court reconvenes Wednesday morning to hear the election dispute case currently before the Court. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163633.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163591.php The Supreme Court on Tuesday overruled an objection raised by Mr Philip Addison, lead Counsel for the 2012 election petitioners. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163591.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163587.php Twelve days into the substantive hearing on the election petition case, the Supreme Court again on Tuesday adjourned proceedings to Wednesday, May 8. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163587.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163455.php The Supreme Court sitting in Accra on Monday adjourned hearing on the ongoing election petition case to Tuesday, May 7, 2013. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163455.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163105.php The cross-examination of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia by Mr Tsatsu Tsikata followed the same pattern at the Supreme Court Thursday as it had done in the last two sittings, with the star witness in the election petition facing the uphill task of answering the same questions put to him. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163105.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163022.php Mr Philip Addison, Counsel for the Election petitioners on Thursday accused Mr Tsatsu Tsikata, Counsel for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of threatening Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the second petitioner. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/163022.php http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/162957.php A member of the legal team of the petitioners in the election petition case currently before the Supreme Court, Gloria Akuffu has stated that her team remains "on solid grounds" and poised to make a good showing in court on Thursday. http://elections.peacefmonline.com/news/201305/162957.php