Akufo Addo names five-member team as spokespersons for the Presidential Election

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has set up a five-member team as spokespersons for the Presidential Election Petition filed by John Dramani Mahama, flagbearer of the NDC in the 2020 polls. In a statement signed by Frank Davies, Head, Legal Directorate for the President mentioned Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliament, Ofoase Ayirebi, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, National Communications Director, NPP as part of the spokespersons.

They are Henry Nana Boakye, National Youth Organizer, NPP, Fati Abubakar – Deputy Communications Director, Presidency and Nana Adjoa Adobea Asante – Legal Committee Member as spokespersons.  

John Mahama on December 30, 2020, through his lawyers, filed a petition at the Supreme Court to challenge the results of the 2020 elections that declared President Akufo-Addo winner of the polls. In his petition to the Supreme Court, Mr. Mahama contended that the results declared by the Electoral Commission in favour of President Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party were “made arbitrarily, capriciously, and with bias.”  He subsequently asked the court to annul the election result and order for another poll to be conducted between himself and President Akufo-Addo.

the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the election petition. President Akufo-Addo described Mahama’s petition as “incompetent, frivolous and vexatious”.

That in the circumstance, the petition is incompetent, frivolous and vexatious and discloses no reasonable cause of action in terms of 64(1) of the constitution.”