Former Head of Monitoring Unit of the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu has expressed joy over recent audio recording of NDC National Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia telling members of his party that they had no evidence when they sent their election petition to the Supreme Court.
Prior to the just-ended NDC National Delegates Congress, Mr. Asiedu Nketia, who was contesting for National Chairman of the party, was heard vividly on an audio recording disclosing that they went to the court without any concrete evidence to back their claims that the elections were rigged in favor of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
To Charles Owusu, this vindicates the Chief Justice, Justice Kwesi Anin-Yeboah and his Judges.
NDC Attacks Judiciary Credibility
It could be recalled that the NDC petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn the election results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) that saw Nana Akufo-Addo having a second term in office.
They challenged the legitimacy of the results under claims that the EC was in bed with the government and had rigged the elections for the President.
After a verdict by the Supreme Court that cleared the President and the Electoral Commission of any wrongdoing, the leadership of the NDC consistently attacked the credibility and dignity of the Chief Justice and the Judiciary.
No Evidence
But in the audio recording, Mr. Asiedu Nketia narrated; "When we were doing the collation, the system you (Chairman Ofosu Ampofo) brought saying it is robust and strong, when we collated five Regions; we are told it has crashed. This is the truth. So, when we decided to go to court, we agreed to do manual collation. So, we gathered some people to collect the pink sheets and our Chairman sat on the Collation Committee that he will handle the collation. He went for some University people who did some shoddy work. When the time was up for me to stand in the dock, the results that they gave me if I use it to defend the case, I will be disgraced so we couldn't send those results to the court.
"They then said we should go to lawyer Tsikata. So we carried all the documents and presented them to lawyer Tsikata. These are things we shouldn't be saying publicly. When we gave them to him and in the next morning, after he had perused them, he replied us saying take back your grasscutter. If these are the things you are sending to the court, go and look for your lawyer because I can't do this work. This is why when we went to court and they said where are my results, I replied that I didn't bring any results. I believe you heard that; I don't know how to lie. I am saying if I become the Chairman, all this nonsense will not happen."
Crate of Eggs For Judges
Reacting to the tape recording, Charles Owusu pledged to present crates of eggs to the Judges, especially the Chief Justice, to celebrate their exoneration.
"I will personally buy you crates of eggs to pacify you," he stated while speaking on Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" morning show.
He lambasted Mr. Asiedu Nketia and the leadership of the NDC for misleading their members and supporters.
"You can't lie your way to rule the nation or stay in the world forever...You can't defame someone and go scot-free", he said.
He added; "If you want lies, follow the NDC but if you desire the truth, you know where to go because the NDC has shown that they don't want peace in the country."
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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Both Tsikata and Doninic Ayine must be investigated by Ghana Bar Association for their unethical conduct and if found to have ethical guidelines of the BAR should be removed from the Association and banned from practicing law. These guys do not deserve to be teaching in our Law School.
In fact, the Tsikata man diverse that crude method of pulling the EC to come and testfy so that in the event that she could defend herself well then that ***barred word*** NDC can have their way out .Is this a good lawyer to be celebrated? A good lawyer must be truth to his/her client without faking defenses and strategies NDC is gradually loosing credible voters are because the always resort to lies and deceit of their members including the country they intend to govern
Yet Tsikata was playing to the gallery. Play acting when he knew his clii have no evidence. He should be barred for abusing the system. Indeed the unanimous FC was justified.