Head of Monitoring Unit at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu has ridiculed former President John Dramani Mahama's election petition before the Supreme Court.
The former President is petitioning the court to rule against the 2020 Presidential elections because he believes neither him nor President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo got the required votes for the latter to be declared winner of the elections, hence seeking a second election to be conducted by the Electoral Commission.
The court hearing has since seen the petitioner's various demands dismissed by the Supreme Court Justices with recent one being the petitioner's application for the Electoral Commissioner Jean Mensa to appear in the witness box but it was thrown out by the court.
The petitioner's application to reopen his case in court was also dismissed.
To Charles Owusu, Mr. Mahama's election petition has "gone up in flames".
"If I were President Akufo-Addo, I wouldn't have even presented lawyers in court. There is no need for the lawyers because the NDC hasn't made any solid case in court," he stressed.
"How can the court call for re-run of the elections when you don't know your contender's votes?" he cited.
"As we talk right now, what specific thing has the NDC said in court for us to support them?" he further queried.
Charles Owusu asked critics to stop comparing Mr. Mahama's case to that of President Nana Akufo-Addo's 2013 election petition saying "what made President Akufo-Addo win the sympathy of Ghanaians with the 2013 election petition is because he proved the irregularities that he felt should the court overturn, he would win the election or there should be a runoff in some places? But this (NDC) petition has no merit".
He made these submissions during a panel discussion on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo".
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Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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COVID AND ELECTION PETITION. PLEASE, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. IT IS NONSENSICAL FOR MAHAMA TO PUT OUR SC JUDGES AND SOME FINE LAWYERS AND CITIZENS LIVES AT RISK. WHY SHOULD HE, MAHAMA, SITS COMFORTABLY AND SECURELY AT HOME WITH WIFE AND CHILDREN ENJOYING GOOD LIFE? HE USED THE NDC FOOT SOLDIERS TO GET SOME DIED IN VIOLENT ACTIONS. WE ONLY SPEAK ABOUT VICTIMS SHOT. WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE DIED FROM COVID OF THE CROWDS IN THE STREET? TSATSU, TONY LITHUR AND CO MUST WISE UP AND STOP THE SENSELESS PROLONGING OF THE ELECTION PETITION TRIAL. IT IS TIME THE JUDGES END THE CASE, AT LEAST FOR COVID SAKE. MANY GHANIANS ARE ALREADY CONVINCED THAT MAHAMA PETITION IS MOTIVATED BY HIS DISHONEST APPETITE TO REMAIN RELEVANT IN POLITICS. THE PETITION IS A WASTE OF TIME AND RESOURCES. BUT THAT IS HIS NATURE. HE IS ALWAYS CORRUPT AND A WASTE TO NATIONAL RESOURCES, DUE TO HIS INABILITY TO JUDGE RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY HE HAS A PRISONER LIKE TSATSU TO DO HIS DIRTY WORKS FOR PITTANCE.
***barred word*** at it's highest peak
See his ***barred word*** face
Pls tell him that the eye are still waiting for them We need a job at the forestry department .we vote for them to help as not their family alone