The Supreme Court on Thursday 11th February, 2021 ruled that the Peter Mac Manu, the Campaign Manager for the 2nd respondent Nana Akufo Addo and the chairperson for the electoral Commission cannot be forced to testify as demanded by the 1st petitioner in the ongoing election petition brouhaha. Breaking News: Cargo Car And Others Involved In An Accident At SDA Junction In Nsawam
“We are minded to state that our jurisdiction invoked in this election petition is a limited jurisdiction clearly circumscribed by law. We do not intend to extend our mandate beyond what the law requires of us in such petitions brought under Article 64(1) challenging the validity of the election of a president.
“Simply put, we are not convinced, and we will not yield to the invitation being extended to us by counsel for the petitioner to order the respondent to enter the witness box to be cross-examined.”
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“Accordingly, we hereby overrule the objection raised by the counsel of the petitioner against the decision of the respondents declining to adduce evidence in this petition”
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