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Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, a member of President Akufo-Addo’s legal team, has said that the petitioner’s lead attorney’s court presentations are based on opinions and not on the law.
According to Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, although Tsatsu Tsikata submitted an extensive presentation to prove a case worthy of review, it did not achieve the petitioner’s victory.
“You listened to Tsatsu Tsikata standing for about an hour trying to establish the necessity for which they should be granted permission to inspect these documents.
“Yes, in fact, you will find that the petitioner’s attorney sometimes has about an hour. Today, you will notice that from 9:30 am until approximately 10:30 am, he was standing up arguing.
“It is not the one hour presentation and English that will make the court exercise its discretion in this matter. It must be based on the law and prove the same, ”he said.
Again, he stated that the request was rejected because “this is a court of law and not a court of public opinion.”
He further stated that Tsatsu Tsikata did not comply with the legal requirements that were expected of him, that is, to prove a case of inauthenticity by the Election Commission.
“When you make a request in court, you must comply with what the law requires and back it up with the relevant authorities or relevant legal invocations,” he said.
Referring to the proceedings in court, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah stated that the legal advisers of the first and second respondents are, however, clear in their responses and presentations.
He pointed out that the 1st and 2nd legal advisers are limiting themselves to the law and the legal requirement by not necessarily arguing with the court.
So what does the law say? That is what interests us. “
“We do not need a lot of grammar to defend our case and that is why it shows that we do not spend too much time speaking English, but we speak law,” he added.
Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the petitioner’s legal team, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, is determined that John Mahama has a strong case in court.
“Regardless of the fact that our applications have been rejected; We come to court prepared and are ready to proceed with the case. And we will continue with the case until the end, “he said.
The Supreme Court adjourned the session until Friday, February 5, 2021.
