Politics of Tuesday, 22 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The NDC and the NPP MP for Techiman South are in court over the 2020 polls• The NDC is to pay a GH¢4000 fine• This was reduced from GH¢7000 after the lawyers of the NDC argued against itA GH¢4000 fine has been slapped on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) by the case management conference of the Techiman South Parliamentary Election petition, by the Wenchi High Court. Listening to the case at the case management sitting on Tuesday, the court partially granted the petitioner’s motions for an amendment of his suit, on the grounds that “no proper collation” was done in the 2020 Techiman South Parliamentary elections as well as another relief, the portal reported. The court also said it was also for the delay in the court proceedings. Peter Mac Manu, the 2020 election Campaign Manager for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who was also in the court, explained that the NDC is deliberately trying to delay the process of the court. “I think we’ve been moving on, but the NDC should stop the up and down, amendments and motions.

Source: GhanaWeb June 22, 2021 16:18 UTC