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Counsel for the governing National Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata will continue his cross-examination of the key witness in the election Petition case, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the Supreme Court today, Monday May 6, 2013. Mr. Tsikata started the cross examination last week but it is unclear when he will be done. His style of cross examination has been met with an avalanche of criticism with the main opposition New Patriotic Party, NPP, describing his style as �boring� and �disappointing�. However the NDC has defended Mr. Tsikata�s style and insists it is the only way to expose Dr. Bawumia. The 2012 Presidential Candidate of the NPP, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his two co-petitioners including his running mate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, and the party�s National Chairman, Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, are challenging the validity of the 2012 presidential poll results. They claim there were widespread irregularities as well as strategically planned rigging, through the collusion of the first respondent, President John Mahama, and the second respondent, the Electoral Commission. They, therefore, are praying the Supreme Court to annul results in 11,138 polling stations, where they claim, massive and strategic rigging occurred.