A former presidential hopeful of the National Democratic Congress and private legal practitioner, Elikplim Lorlormavor Agbemava, says the Election 2020 petition filed by the defeated flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama, is bound to fail, as the ongoing case has not exposed any vulnerabilities in President Akufo-Addo’s victory.
In a Facebook post, the outspoken lawyer said the ongoing trial before a seven-member panel of judges at the Supreme Court has not produced any concrete evidence so far that could change the declared outcome of the presidential and parliamentary elections held on 7 December 2020.
“It is an open secret that the petition has not exposed the vulnerabilities of the so-called declaration of the 2nd Respondent [President Akufo-Addo] by the 1st Respondent [the Electoral Commission of Ghana] as the winner. Hence the theatrics and media circus that all parties are treating the general public to. Let us move on,” Agbemava wrote on his Facebook wall.
Agbemava ran against John Mahama for the NDC flagbearership in 2018 but pulled out of the race, announcing his withdrawal in a press release dated 7 December that year.
“I wish to announce that after much soul-searching, prayer and consultations with well-meaning Ghanaians, loved ones and family, I have decided to abate my push for the presidency come 2020 and throw my weight behind His Excellency John D Mahama,” said Agbemava in his 2018 press statement.
“I know this is very much unexpected. However, there is much wisdom in taking this decision. It is also in line with the majority of the views in our great party that he is the best person to lead us into battle come 2020.”
Source: GhanaFeed.Com
