A former Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Kwaku Gyan, has slammed the Supreme Court for preventing the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, from testifying during the 2020 presidential Election Petition.
The quest by the petitioners –former President John Dramani Mahama and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)– to have the EC chair subpoenaed into the witness box was unsuccessful as the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision ruled that the Chairperson and Peter Mac Manu could not be forced to testify in the Election Petition case.
John Mahama and the NDC had insisted that the governing New Patriotic Party did not win the 2020 election. They were also not happy with the different election results declared by the electoral management body and demanded accountability. But their efforts were futile.
Speaking at a public lecture themed “Protecting Our Democracy: The Role of the Judiciary,” Justice Kwaku Gyan highlighted the key role the judiciary plays in good governance which he said is critical to every democracy.
