I expected Mahama to win, I never said he did - Asiedu Nketia tells Supreme Court

The NDC General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who is the first witness in the ongoing election petition hearing has 'explained' to the Supreme Court,  some assertions he made in a video presented by counsel for Akufo-Addo, where he (Mr Nketia) purportedly claimed Mahama and the NDC will form the next government.

Mr Nketia said he never stated that Mahama has won the 2020 polls, he however expected Mahama to win based on their data collected.

Mr Nketia was responding to a question posed by counsel for the second respondent (Nana Akufo-Addo) Akoto Ampaw during day-two of his cross examination on Monday.

This was after series of video clips showing various leaders of the NDC party proclaiming victory for the NDC party during the just ended 2020 elections.

Mr Ampaw said the NDC stalwart claimed that his party’s presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama had won the 2020 presidential elections and not his opponent, Nana Akufo-Addo.

But Mr Nketia disagreed. He said those were not his words, and that he did not imply that Mahama had won.

“My Lords, I implied that I expected President Mahama to win the elections because every evidence was pointing at president Mahama’s victory.

“And infact, my Lords, in all the seven parliamentary and presidential elections that has been held before this one, the presidential candidate who wins the parliamentary elections across boards, wins the presidential as well" he said as quoted by theghanareport.

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According to Mr. Nketia, he only expressed expectations that the petitioner would win the elections based on his knowledge of the dynamics of elections in Ghana over the years.

But Mr Nketia’s response was sharply greeted with a great displeasure from Akoto Ampaw.

He advised the witness not to give a public lecture of what happens during an election and stick to answering the questions.

Mr Asiedu Nketia is the first witness of the petitioner John Dramani Mahama in the ongoing election petition hearing.

The second to mount the witness box will be Dr Micheal Kpessa Whyte, who was the petitioner’s representative in the Electoral commission collation centre.

The first and second respondents will also bring in their witnesses — Jean Mensa from the Electoral Commission and Peter Mac Manu from President Akufo-Addo side.