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Supreme Court justices this week dismissed the election petition filed by 2020 NDC presidential candidate John Dramani Mahama.
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision Thursday, dismissed the election petition, saying it lacked merit.
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) called President Akufo-Addo’s victory at the Supreme Court fair.
However, former President John Mahama and the Democratic National Congress disagreed with the judgment saying, “I disagree with the suggestions of our judges that an election petition is as sensitive to any other civil litigation and therefore a president of the EC whose function goes to the heart of our democracy can, by a legal sleight of hand, avoid being accountable for his management in an appropriate body such as the highest court of the country.
Prior to the judgment, the Supreme Court justices warned the media and the general public to be cautious in their discussions on the matter.
Takoradi Girls
In addition, a Sekondi District Court sentenced two suspects to death for kidnapping and murdering four girls in Takoradi in 2018.
The suspects; Samuel Udeotuk Wills and John Oji have been charged with the kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Ruth Abakah; Priscilla Blessing Bentum, 21; Ruth Love Quayson, 18 and Priscilla Koranchie, 15.
After nearly two years of hearing the case, the seven-member jury found the two offenders guilty of committing the crime.
Judge Richard Adjei-Frimpong presided over the case, which sentenced the two to death by hanging. Suspects, however, can appeal the judgment within 30 days if they wish.
Meanwhile, Francis Bentum, a relative of one of the victims, does not believe the court ruling does justice to the family. The return of his granddaughter, according to him, is the only thing that will bring him justice and satisfaction.
Domelevo retired
After the hubbub of forced leave, President Akufo-Addo ordered the current Auditor General, Daniel Domelevo, to retire.
According to a statement signed by the president’s secretary, Nana Asante Bediatuo, the directive stems from a statement by the Audit Service Board to Mr Domelevo indicating an age disparity.
“The attention of the President of the Republic has been drawn to the registers and documents made available to this Office by the Audit Service, indicating that your date of birth is June 1, 1960 and that, in accordance with article 199 (1) of the Constitution, your retirement date as Auditor General was June 1, 2020. ”
The Audit Service Board alleged that Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) records provided by the Auditor General indicated that his date of birth was 1960 when he joined the scheme on October 1, 1978.
Again, the record also showed that Mr. Domelevo’s hometown is Agbetofe in Togo; making it non-Ghanaian but on October 25, 1993 some changes were made.
As the date of birth changed to June 1, 1961, the Auditor-General’s hometown was now Ada in the Greater Accra region.
But explaining the alleged anomalies, Mr Domelevo said his grandfather was from Ada in the Greater Accra region but emigrated to Togo and stayed in Agbetofe.
Following the president’s decision, the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) urges President Akufo-Addo to set up a commission of inquiry to investigate the allegations against Daniel Yao Domelevo.
Covid-19 vaccination
On the issue of Covid-19, the country has started its vaccination exercise.
Vaccinations against Covid-19 have started across the country with President Akufo-Addo and the First Lady taking the first shot.
The president gave assurances that the vaccines are safe.
Vice President Dr Bawumia also took the hit with the second lady asking Ghanaians to ignore all vaccine conspiracy theories and get vaccinated when the health team visits their communities.
Meanwhile, some Ghanaians who took the jabs began to complain of fever, headache and dizziness.
Nonetheless, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) continues to assure the nation that vaccines are safe and side effects are normal.
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