Mahama's election petition to be broadcasted live - Chief Justice

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has said the Apex Court has taken the decision to allow for live broadcast of the proceedings of former President, John Mahama's election petition challenging the results of the 2020 general elections.

Responding to a request for a live broadcast of the election petition by the NDC in court today, the Chief Justice said “we have already taken care of that” and that there was no need for hearing the motion for live broadcasting.

This was after the lead Counsel of the Petitioner, Mr Tsatsu Tsikakta raised a motion for live broadcast of the election petition.

“The practice of the court was that such a decision (request for live broadcast) should be applied for before the court is able to take a stance on the matter,” Mr Tsikata pointed out as quoted by theghanareport.

However, before he could end his motion, he was interrupted by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah, who relayed the news that the petition would be broadcast live.

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The CJ pointed to cameras and television equipment which had already been mounted in the Supreme Court edifice and even alluded to a live feed which was already being carried out by the Ghana Broadcasting Cooperation as the court was in session.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has also granted a motion by John Dramani to amend an 'error' in his election petition which is challenging the declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

In the amendment, former President Mahama wants to change an ‘inadvertent’ mistake in one of his reliefs in which he referreed to the EC instead of President Akufo-Addo.