General News of Wednesday, 10 February 2021Source: GNAElection Petition: Petitioner exercised the right to be heard and got same - Nana Adjoa Adobea AsanteNana Adjoa Adobea Asante, Member of the legal team 2nd RespondentNana Adjoa Adobea Asante, a Member of the legal team of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 Presidential Election Petition trial has said the Petitioner, through his witnesses, exercised the right to be heard and was heard. Nana Asante who was speaking at a post-trial press briefing said the Second Respondent’s application on not calling any witness was firmly grounded in law. The Petitioner and Respondents in Court on Tuesday, February 9, advanced their arguments, whether or not the witnesses for the Respondents have to be cross-examined by Counsel for the Petitioner. A seven-member panel presided over by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has set Thursday 11, 2021 to rule on the arguments. Former President Mahama has filed a petition at the Supreme Court seeking an annulment of the Presidential election results and a re-run of the election between him and Nana Akufo-Addo who is the second respondent in the petition.

Source: GhanaWeb February 09, 2021 20:15 UTC