Supreme Court to hear Mahama's motion to correct 'mistake' in election petition today

Mahama is seeking amendment of his election petition reliefs

Supreme Court to hear Mahama's motion to correct 'mistake' in election petition today

The Supreme Court will today, January 14, hear a motion filed by  former President John Dramani Mahama, to allow him correct an ‘error’ in his election petition challenging the outcome of the just-ended polls.

Mahama's motion for amendment is seeking the permission of the apex court to correct a mistake in relief (f) of the election petition.

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The election petition, filed on December 30, last year, stated the first respondent (1st) as the Electoral Commission (EC), with the second respondent (2nd) as being President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

However, relief (f) prays the Court to order a rerun between Mr Mahama and the first respondent, which, as stated in the petition, turned out to be the EC.

Relief (f) is seeking “an order of mandatory injunction directing the first respondent to proceed to conduct a second election with petitioner and first respondent as the candidates as required under Articles 63(4) and (5) of the 1992 Constitution.”