Lead counsel of the petitioner in the ongoing election petition hearing Tsatsu Tsikata has yet again made a case for the Supreme Court to reconsider one of its rulings, on Tuesday, February 16.
On Monday, February 22, Mr. Tsikata questioned the basis of the ruling, saying the justices themselves were surprised when the First Respondent closed its case without calling its witness, Jean Adukwei Mensah, to testify.
Mr. Tsikata said the justices may have their reasons for the decision to dismiss the application but “it is the ruling of the panel that we are here to question”.
“I am not in the minds of the panel,” he stressed.
He further argued that for Mrs. Mensa to have filed a witness statement meant that she was committed to mount the witness box.
“We have no reason to say she was not telling the truth,” he said.
For him, the Holy Bible should guide the nine justices reviewing the case, quoting Hosea 8:7.
It states: “For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.”
He concluded: “May each of the lordships decide based on your conscience and your judicial oath.”
Counsels for the respondents – Justin Amenuvor for the First Respondent and Akoto Ampaw for the Second Respondent – asked the Court to set aside the review application since it does not merit its prayer.
Source: 3news.com