NPP sets up committee to assess SC ruling on election petition

The National Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has set up a committee to assess the ruling of the Supreme Court which dismissed a petition that sought to challenge the declaration of John Mahama as the winner of the 2012 presidential election.

The party took the decision after a NEC meeting on Friday, a day after the Supreme Court ruling.

Though the party’s 2012 flagbearer, Nana Akufo-Addo, has indicated he will not seek a review of the judges’ decision, the executive committee of the party has tasked the team to study the reasons for the rejection of their petition.

Although it is not yet known the composition of the committee, Ashanti Regional Chairman, Frederick Fredua Anto, told Joy News, the committee will also advise the party on the way forward.

The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision on Thursday, dismissed the case of the petitioners and upheld the declaration of President John Mahama by the Electoral Commission.