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NPP to file motion against Justice Atuguba

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  • OGYAM 11 years ago

    STUPID NPP. ALL YOU GUYS NO IS NEPOTISM SO YOU ALWAYS THINK PEOPLE BEHAVE AND ACT LIKE YOU...

  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

    GOD DAMN NPP FOREVER.

  • Lee Gbiriko 11 years ago

    The NPP's request is very obviously reasonable and fair. The "playing field" must be leveled to begin with.

  • UNCLE KOFI 11 years ago

    GHANA NEEDS TO MOVE ON. AKUFFO ADDO AND HIS PEOPLE SHOULD STOP PULLING US BACK WITH THESE LEGAL WRANGGLINGS.

  • Bright 11 years ago

    Nana Akuffo Addo, be sensible and know that you are alone in this thing. When the chips are finally down everyone around you now will abandon you. Be wise.

  • Don Blunt 11 years ago

    Even if, yes even IF he had absolutely nobody aroung him, the laws of Ghana must be in the position to protect his justified interests.
    It looks dubious for the cousin of the Judge in this case to be given an "executive sec ...
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  • ROMANUS DE CAPITOL 11 years ago

    WHO CARES THEY CAN GO ON FILING AND FILING AND FILING UNTIL THEY END UP FILING AGAINST GOD AND HIS SON. THEY LITIGATE, THEY THROW BOMBS, THEY VANDALIZE, INSULT AND DO ALL MANNER OF THINGS AND LOOT ON TOP BUT THEY ARE NOT SATI ...
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  • Super OD 11 years ago

    Justice Atuguba is a Supreme Court judge period. You cannot pick and choose who seats on a case. That is why there are 13 Supreme court judges and they all have one vote to decide in whose favour judgement should be given.
    M ...
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  • Don Blunt 11 years ago

    Remember that a civil servant in the Attorney General's Office got deeper into trouble because HIS WIFE had allegedly been paid some money, in a case involving this civil servant.

  • SGT ANANI FIADZOE 11 years ago

    The scriptures tells us that "Thou
    shall not steal or take anything that
    does not belongs to you" as such contributes to a total SIN, and anybody who committs such sin has sinned against the Almighty God and mankind, the wa ...
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  • Adama Mamprusi 11 years ago

    Gimigimi ! okwasea !! humanity will be well off without you. And because an elephant dung like you are living society will continue to be worst off, and disintegrate. And for you stymie any relevant conversation on this mediu ...
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  • Jato Julor (J.J.) Rawlings 11 years ago

    Justice Atuguba knows he doesn't fit in that panel, yet he wants to be told that before he gets lost.

    How can Justice Atuguba try, or attempt to reverse the new appointment of his cousin as the executive secretary to John ...
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  • TerriblY Spe cifiC 11 years ago

    THE TRUTH IS THAT ATUBUGA KNOWS NPP CASE IS FOOLISH CASE.

  • Nana Ansah 11 years ago

    THE NPP CANNOT CHERRY PICK SC JUDGES TO PRESIDE OVER THEIR OWN PETITION. WE ARE NOT IN THE LAND OF WISHFUL THINKING.

    THE NPP SHOULD STOP MAKING NOISE. Fool stop I mean Full stop! Pardon my latent dyslexia when it comes to ...
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  • KATH 11 years ago

    This Justice Atuguba was a close friend to Victor Owusu and even stood as PFP MP for Bolgatanga constituency but lost the election. So is it not the same PFP members in NPP today as Danquah - Busia - Dombo?
    Akufo Addo and hi ...
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  • MR Mister 11 years ago

    That is why he doesn't have to be a member of the panel.

  • National Narcotics Party 11 years ago

    VERY WELL WRITTEN, I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER!!!!

  • No 11 years ago

    So you are looking for judges who can dance to your tune, to reverse everything. This means you are not seeking justice. You need to reason before you write. But anyway what you said happened before when the Former President ...
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  • KA AKYIRE 11 years ago

    I AM SORRY BUT THIS CASE WILL TAKE 100 YEARS IF NOT THROWN OUT BECAUSE THE CJ HERSELF WAS APPOINTED BY FORMER PRESIDENT KUFFOUR. SO THE OBJECTIONS CONTINUE AFTER NPP HAS TAKEN LEAD

  • Prempeh Agyemang 11 years ago

    WHO IS GOING TO SEAT ON THIS CASE?

  • SAM 11 years ago

    GOING TO SEAT?

    You need free SHS education, trokosi Prempeh Agyeman

  • ASA 11 years ago

    Do you honestly believe there are no judges on the bench who are related to any of the NPP members? This is pettiness and absurd. How many judges on the SC did Kufuor and therefore the NPP appoint? Is it not a pity that the N ...
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  • KATH 11 years ago

    He stood as PFP MP for Bolgatanga constituency for Victor Owusu and now PFP is now NPP. If NPP don't even trust thEIR own guy any more then NPP will remain in the bush forever.

  • AWUDU 11 years ago

    What do you want? Everything must be your way. First you don't the President because he is from the north. Second you against his advisers because they happen to be northerners [you forgot what Kuffuor did for 8years!!!], now ...
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  • Kofi - USA 11 years ago

    THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NORT AND SOUTH. THE JUSTICE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.IN MOST CIVILIZED SOCIETY HE WOULD HAVE RECUSED HIMSELF AND NOT BE TOLD. AFRICANS DONT HAVE THAT THINKING CAPACITY. EVERYTHING IS ABOUT ME, ME, ...
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  • NA 11 years ago

    You are dishonest. You know very well that some of the judges are or have relationships with the NPP Flagbearer and even some leading members of the NPP parties.

  • odiyifo 11 years ago

    The Chief Justice should have been the first ti resign because she was appointed by Kuffour who has interest in the case, and also the sister inlaw of Attah Akyea.

  • Super OD 11 years ago

    This is the Supreme court we are talking about and not a civil court.He cannot excuse himself from carrying out his duty. That is why they have 13 judges in the Supreme court who all vote on the case.
    You cannot drop a supre ...
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  • Efo Paapa 11 years ago

    Since Nana Addo calls himself HIS EXCELLENCY, he should appoint 9 new judges to handle his case. Democrats indeed.

  • ASEMPA 11 years ago

    THE RIGHT THING MUST BE DONE FOR JUSTICE TO PREVAIL.

  • OBURONIBA FITAFITA 11 years ago

    Why would any reasonable mind agree with a foolish notion of having a relative and a position holder adjudicate with fair and open mind to rule against himself.

    The very mind that presumed it would be OK to steal without ...
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  • Yes 11 years ago

    I THINK IT I GOOD FOR THE NDC MEMBERS TO CHECK THE COURT AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE TO FIND OUT WHO IS RELATED TO WHO AND MAKE A SERIOUS CASE TO CLEAN THE CORRUPTION IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. IT IS A GOOD CHAN ...
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  • Kwadwo 11 years ago

    Why is the NPP in this case and would allow the NDC to join the case. Tbey stated that the case was between Akufo Addo, Bawumiah and Obetsebi Lamptey vrs President Mahama and the EC. Right now everything is the NPP this and N ...
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  • Yes 11 years ago

    I THINK IT IS GOOD FOR THE NDC MEMBERS TO CHECK THE COURT AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE TO FIND OUT WHO IS RELATED TO WHO AND MAKE A SERIOUS CASE TO CLEAN THE CORRUPTION IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. IT IS A GOOD CHA ...
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  • osonoba 11 years ago

    MAHAMA DO GHANA A FAVOUR TO AVOID CREATING OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.TRUTH HURT.

  • Kokonte 11 years ago

    Most of the supreme court justices were appointed by K4, and one, Gloria Addo, is a sister to the lead counsel for NPP.

    I guess all of them have to recuse themselves then, abi?

  • YOU SUCK 11 years ago

    Ray Atuguba is NDC, William is PNC. They may be cousins, but they have sympathies for different political parties.
    Just like Abu Jinapor backing NPP and his cousin John Jinapor backing NDC.
    No conflict of interest here. Th ...
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  • YOU SUCK 11 years ago

    NPP's perceived conflict of interest is not unfounded and therefore baseless. NPP should not be allowed to choose judges they want to sit on the panel on the SC. That would set as a precedence and would create chaos in futur ...
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  • KANIA 11 years ago

    Vamoos, Atuba, you are not suppose to be there.

  • ADAMA 11 years ago

    NDC IS FOR CROOKS, ANIMALS AND THIEVES

  • Be 11 years ago

    But their Symbol is Umbrela

  • True 11 years ago

    You are right. How can those who carried the Symbol of the biggest and most destructive animal say that NDC members are animals? This is a simple Logic. Note: Your Symbol is your representation.Your symbol shows who you are. ...
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  • Negusa Negast(King of kings) 11 years ago

    And the NPP is for..... your guess is mine.

  • Kplamasi 11 years ago

    yes, but our ancestors are not slave traders and our MPs are not in jail for drug trafficking. the point is that the npp goons do not thinking b4 they talk.

  • SAARA-MENSAH 11 years ago

    Serve him with TZ and an envelope to settle.

  • Boat 11 years ago

    No one qualifies! Kuffour appointees will favor NPP, that is how NDC will respond to what NPP has just started.

    This case will have to be dismissed by the Chief Justice. That is what ALL DIE BE DIE wants, a pretext to send ...
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  • Sargo 11 years ago

    What about the Chief Justice, who was appointed by Kuffour and have been working in the interest of NPP since NDC came to power?. After all, It is on record the consultations she and Atta Akyea had, as to how NPP
    JUDGES ...
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  • kupa kupal 11 years ago

    The ndc people will even not allow the chief justice to empanel the justices. Where are we heading?

  • Alhaji Pressman, 11 years ago

    The only language this so-called NDC guys understand is that of force. The Antoa deity must be consulted immediately to put curses on all those who perpetuated the heinous crimes against the Ghanaian people. When these people ...
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  • Kplamasi 11 years ago

    I dont know how old are you but you can ask your elders who need peace in Ghana more than npp guys. those clowns are cowards. one bullet they would all run away. NDC has a miltary background. we are not cowards. we would see ...
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  • No 11 years ago

    You mean the force of deploying elephants to the streets of Ghana for destruction? You are right. That is what your aim is. Better go to Nogokpo Shrine in the Volta Region. Note,if your aim is on deities there are numerous on ...
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  • Victor A. Young 11 years ago

    The NDC cheated in the elections; they want to cheat in the hearing of same too? My God, what do they take Ghanaians for---fools?

    They somehow believe that the election fraud case that's before the Supreme Court is a joke- ...
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  • Kplamasi 11 years ago

    npp should be ashamed of their incompetence.for 20 years you guys were not able to put in place any mechanism to foil NDC plans.That say a lot about you guys.You guys know how to steal money but not how to organise.What a jok ...
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  • Mania. 11 years ago

    STOP THIS INFANTILE ARGUMENT. JUSTICE DOTSE WAS APPOINTED BY KUFFOUR, AND HE WAS KNCE THE NPP's Volta regional chairman. BETWEEN HIM AND ATUGUBA, WHO IS MKST LIKELY TO BE BIASED? JUSTICE BAFOE BONNIE, IS A NEPHEW OF KUFFOUR,A ...
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  • K. Boateng 11 years ago

    On today's Joy news a panelist revealed that Sir John's school room mate is on the panel as well as a host of relations of the LAWYERS OF THE PETITIONERS (Nana and Bawumia).

    I am bringing this forth only to demonstrate tha ...
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  • Kofi - USA 11 years ago

    WHY DONT YOU TELL THE WHOLE WORLD WHO THE ROOMMATE IS. STOP THROWING THIS AROUND. IT DOES NOT HELP THE SITUATION. IF YOU DONT HAVE THE FACTS PLEASE DONT ADD MORE INSULTS TO THE FIRE.

  • isaac 11 years ago

    KOFI USA HERE IS ONE FOR YOU; who is Sophia AKUFFO?
    Sophia A.B. Akuffo is a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana.

    Sophia Akuffo trained as a lawyer under Nana Akufo-Addo.[1] She has been a member of the Governing Committe ...
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  • isaac 11 years ago

    What about the following judges on the panel:• Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, who is a bosom-friend and a former room-mate of Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, NPP General Secretary;
    • Justice Jones V.M Dotse, who is said to be a former NPP ...
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  • Mania. 11 years ago

    How right you are. They are afraid of their own shadows.

  • AWUDU 11 years ago

    NPP, so you must bend everything, reduce the institution including the Supreme Court, to nothingness, I mean just have everything your way before we can all live in Ghana. First you have maligned the EC. Ah. I swear I pray li ...
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  • George Best. 11 years ago

    YOUR SUBMISSION HERE SHOWS THAT YOU ARE AN ILLITRATE. PERIOD!

  • George Best. 11 years ago

    GHANA NEEDS TRUE JUSTICE IN THIS MATTER. JUSTICE ATUGUBA WHOSE COUSIN IS A PRESIDENTIAL STAFFER CAN`T BE TRUSTED TO EXERCISE TRUE JUSTICE IN THIS SERIOUS MATTER OF NATIONAL CONCERN.
    NEUTRAL JUSTICES MUST BE APPOINTED TO UNV ...
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  • koja 11 years ago

    Who are the neutral justices?

  • Manaus 11 years ago

    Is this Atuguba not the person who stood as PFP (now NPP) Parliamentary candidate for Bolgatanga?

  • MR Mister 11 years ago

    That is why he doesn't have to be a member?

  • P KAY 11 years ago

    if this is the case then no judge in ghana can preside over this case. so does it mean that those npp's do not have any acquintance with other judges to preside over the case? NPP this is childish

  • George Best. 11 years ago

    P KAY, IF YOU WENT TO SECONDARY SCHOOL AND READ GOVERNMENT, YOU WOULD UNDERSATND THIS SIMPLE OBJECTION BY THE NPP. PERHAPS YOU NEED TO FIND OUT A LITTLE ABOUT LEGAL TECHNICALITIES. `A JUDGE WHO FOR ONE REASON OR THE OTHER CAN ...
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  • Ghanaba KK 11 years ago

    Ghana does not belong to this oligarchic NPP,who are drunk with power and complete disrespect for all Ghanaians.
    What are they also saying about the other Judges who have a relation or connection with some NPP faithfuls.
    Br ...
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  • Roger 11 years ago

    INTERNATIONAL JUDGES WILL BE THE ANSWER AS ALL THE JUDGES WILL HAVE PLACES IN THEIR HEARTS FOR EITHER NPP OR NDC.

  • Bake Jr. 11 years ago

    Roger, I agree with you on the issue of allowing international judges to handle this case. The issue of extended family system in Ghana, will seriously be at play, because some judges might be related to members of either ND ...
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  • Otanka 11 years ago

    What about the following judges on the panel:• Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, who is a bosom-friend and a former room-mate of Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, NPP General Secretary;
    • Justice Jones V.M Dotse, who is said to be a former NPP ...
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  • isaac 11 years ago

    ALL THESE NPP DRAMA HAS BEEN PLANNED BY NPP BEFORE PRESIDENT KUFFOUR LEFT OFFICE. NPP KNOWS THEY DON'T HAVE THE RECORD TO COME BACK TO POWER, SO THE LOADED THE SUPREME COURT WITH THEIR CRONIES FOE SUCH A TIME AS THIS. CONTEST ...
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  • Maame Serwaa 11 years ago

    hypocrisy at it peak .Then Justice Georgina Wood must go too vs she is an in law to Ataa Akyea.

  • obeng f. 11 years ago

    i am very grateful for the good job done by the legal team of the NPP and i am praying that equity and fairness will prevail at the end. let us be vigilant. God help NPP.

  • MAME YAA 11 years ago

    Chief Justice Geortgina Wood must also vacate her post because she is also related to some members of the NPP. I mean her sister in terms of marriage.

  • Kwaku 11 years ago

    Maame Yaa you are an idiot.

  • ghanababa 11 years ago

    NPP is going it all at the same time.

  • ANKONAM 11 years ago

    IT'S PART OF THE LAW. HE SHOULD HAVE RECLUSED HIMSELF. GEORGINA WOOD IS NOT SITTING. ATUGUBA HAS NO POWER TO ISSUE ANY THREAT AGAINST THE NATION. NO ONE IS AFRAID OF HIM.

  • Yaw T. 11 years ago

    Georgina Wood is not sitting but she empanel the court. She could do so to favour npp. npp do not have case, they are simply a bunch of disgruntle individuals.

  • NIIBII 11 years ago

    YES DICTATORS ,NPP WANT ALL AKANS TO LOOK INTO THE CASE TO FAVOUR THEM , WHAT A CRAZY NPP, WE ARE ALL GHANAIANS AND YOU ARE NOT MORE QUALIFY AS LAWYERS THAN OTHERS SO SILENCE ,WE ARE ALL GHANAIANS

  • Kwaku 11 years ago

    The only solution to all these problems is that Ghana must break up,all the smaller tribes seem not trust the Akans whilst we Akans also do not trust them especially the Ewes.

  • Kwame 11 years ago

    Fool

  • kusasi 11 years ago

    akuffo addo leave ghana alone you will never be president

  • BabaUS 11 years ago

    I am getting very tired of all this nonsense. It sounds like a very spoilt brat who wants everything to go his way.

  • ERICUS-ERICUS 11 years ago

    THE NPP & THEIR LAWYERS DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT TO BE CHEATED AGAIN. ALLOW THE NPP TO DO THEIR OWN THING - I DO NOT THINK THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING WRONG - THEY DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT TO BE CHEATED AGAIN & AGAIN!!!. THE NDC ALWAYS WAN ...
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  • GENERAL DeGAULE 11 years ago

    He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. The Supreme Court is not sitting as an Appellate Court but as a Constitutional Court. The sitting is not a trial and the issue of conflict of interest by virtue of being rela ...
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  • YAW GYAN 11 years ago

    THIS PURE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WHETHER IT IS A TRAIL OR NOT. WE SEND MATTERS TO COURT BECAUSE THE COURT IS SEEN TO BE INDEPENDENT.IF INDEED THE JUDGE HAS A RELATION IN GOVERNMENT THEN THAT GOVERNMENT APPOINTEE CAN RESIGN SO ...
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  • GENERAL DeGAULE 11 years ago

    And if a memeber of the petitioner's legal team has a sister on the bench?

  • Nana G. Asante, Suame 11 years ago

    These guys are rotten. These NPP so-called big wigs are just a bunch of nation-wreckers completely drowning in huge debts to the point of moral blindness. Go ahead and protest everything including judges empanelled by the Chi ...
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  • Jogate 11 years ago

    The NDC should not wait time. They equally file against NPP judges on the panel until my great great grandmother is the only one left to determine their petition. By the time she is able to read through their petition ( mayb ...
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  • akwak 11 years ago

    I CAN SEE THAT NPP WILL BE IN OPPOSITION FOR LONG. THE WORST THING THE COURT WILL DO, IS TO REVOTE. THAT WHERE GHANAIANS WILL SHOW TO THEM. THEY WILL LOOSE WOEFULLY.

  • DENNIS AVOY, Italy 11 years ago

    THE NPP IS GRADUALY BECOMING A TROUBLESOME BABY TO MOTHER GHANA, THEY WANT TO GO TO COURT, THEY ARE IN COURT, NOW THEY DON'T LIKE THE PANEL, WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY WILL ASK FOR NEXT TIME?
    IF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NPP HAD TOLD T ...
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  • YAW GYAN 11 years ago

    PLEASE LETS US NOT CONFUSE OURSELVES HERE. THIS PURE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. LETS NOT FORGET WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE PAST.HESE HEARINGS WOULD GO WAY DOWN THE HISTORY BOOKS FOR POTERITY TO JUDGE. THE RIGHT TH ...
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  • nana addo 11 years ago

    Npp should sue Addo Danuah after loosing their case in court.

  • Ntiamoah, Tema 11 years ago

    NPP General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie is a complete disgraced to General Secretaries of the political parties in Ghana; he is just de-facing the goodwill of the great NPP; he does not speak well, he does not think well ...
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  • YOWZA 11 years ago

    If Mahama truly did not rig the election, with the EC, then he should not entertain any fear if there is Justice Atuguba or not. God is on the side of the righteous.
    Remove Justice Atuguba and lets get on with the case.
    The ...
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  • GENERAL DeGAULE 11 years ago

    The bench was empanelled by the Chief Justice, a certain Georgina Wood who is not related to Mahama. Should Sophia Akuffo be on the bench?

  • RAMBO LASH 11 years ago

    History is repeating it self waaah can we stand this?when Tsatsu issue came up nobody file any motion against it who is my lovely Party NPP doing please let us have peace now

  • BENONY TONY AMEKUDZI, ESQ. 11 years ago

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  • Yabadabadoo 11 years ago

    IS Justice Sophia Akuffo related to Gloria Akuffo the lead attorney for NPP?
    Maybe NPP wants only the following NPP Justices:
    1. C.J. Georgina Wood
    2. Baffoe Bonnie
    3.Jones Dotse
    4. Rose Owusu
    5. Sophia Akuffo
    to dete ...
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  • Uncle Ato 11 years ago

    Forgive me if i'm getting confused. Did the NPP started by accusing the EC of bias, then the Media for reporting the election results. They then accused the Police of stealing their evidence and now they seem to find faults w ...
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  • Bishop 11 years ago

    Am aware that ''morality is irrelevant in Law. Why is Gloria using morality to defend her case. Is this country really producing brilliant lawyers or just giving cert to pple who need jobs?

  • Iddi Maltiti 11 years ago

    I am aware that Justice Baffoe Bonnie was a room mate and close friend of Bloke Sir John at Legon, so he should also recuse himself, Theodora cannot also be part becos she is related to Atta kyea by marriage. NPP should stop ...
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  • wiggy 11 years ago

    NPP LOST THE 2012 ELECTIONS

  • Nala 11 years ago

    OH GHANA. ONLY FAMILY MEMBERS DEY CHOP NYAFUNYAFU. I WONDER WHY NONE OF MY RELATIVES IS INTO POLITICS LIKE BY NOW I ALSO GO CHOP NOKO FIO.

  • Edward 11 years ago

    If you have a genuine case you don't care about who sits on the case since you have overwhelming evidence to proof your case.