Ghana’s election petition benefited Nigeria – Philip Addison

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Aikins 10 years ago

It's true.

It's true.
BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

This guy is the most silliest i have ever seen in my entire life, look at his jaw far bigger than his head. Only in Npp is can happen, anyone can just come through the back door and grabbed any position. "Apuuutor"

This guy is the most silliest i have ever seen in my entire life, look at his jaw far bigger than his head. Only in Npp is can happen, anyone can just come through the back door and grabbed any position. "Apuuutor"
BBC NEWS ORIGINAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

foolish man I'm the original one.
NDC thief
NDC mahama killed Atta mills and he will have his peace till he comes out to confess
Atta mills ghost will torment him SAA.
he is under curse

foolish man I'm the original one.
NDC thief
NDC mahama killed Atta mills and he will have his peace till he comes out to confess
Atta mills ghost will torment him SAA.
he is under curse
Honesty 10 years ago

Even in a small Parliamentary primaries, people were cheating and dead people were waking up to vote.
Why can't my people learn from their errors instead of always pointing fingers at others and telling themselves they are ...
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Even in a small Parliamentary primaries, people were cheating and dead people were waking up to vote.
Why can't my people learn from their errors instead of always pointing fingers at others and telling themselves they are better than God.
kweku trouble 10 years ago

Thank you.

Thank you.
Mahmoud 10 years ago

Appointing the Chairman and Members of the Electoral Commission
Columnist Asare, Kwaku S
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called upon the President “to seize the opportunity of the appointment of a new Chairman of the ...
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Appointing the Chairman and Members of the Electoral Commission
Columnist Asare, Kwaku S
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called upon the President “to seize the opportunity of the appointment of a new Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) to appoint a person of integrity who is perceived as capable and just and who will not pander to political pressures from any quarters.” According to the GBA, such an appointment will boost the image and credibility of the Commission.

I agree with the GBA on the attributes that the new Chairman of the EC must possess and strongly disagree with those who argue that the GBA’s call is, “at this time, highly unnecessary and uncalled for.” The tenure of Dr. Afari Gyan, the current Chairman of the EC, ends in November 2015 and it is not out of place for the GBA, or other stakeholders, to remind the appointing authorities to emplace a mechanism that assures that a competent and independent person can be identified and appointed.

Nevertheless, I am concerned that the GBA’s call overestimates, perhaps misunderstands, the President’s role in the appointment of the Chairman of the EC and has the potential to mislead the President into taking actions that will be ultra vires and inconsistent with his powers under the Constitution.

I start by acknowledging the breadth of the President’s appointment power under the Constitution. However, the nature of the power is position dependent, ranging from absolute, where the President acts alone, to perfunctory, where the President is required to appoint someone nominated by another body. For instance, the President has the power to appoint 11 members of the Council of State, 4 members of the Judicial Council and 2 members of the Police and Armed Forces Council. That power is absolute in that it is exercised solely at the discretion of the President without the involvement of any other constitutional body. On the other hand, the President appoints some officers, such as the Auditor General, in consultation with the Council of State while others, such as ministers, are appointed with the prior approval of Parliament.

The framers of the Constitution have imposed varying levels of constraints on the President’s appointment power for democratic, governance, prudential and historical considerations. Analyzing and understanding the nature of the President’s appointment power is, therefore, important to assuring that the power is exercised in the manner dictated by the Constitution.

In the Table below, I describe my understanding of the constraints that the Constitution imposes on the President's appointment power ranging from a Level 1 power (pure or absolute power) to a Level 10 power (perfunctory or ministerial power). In addition to the pure and perfunctory powers, I identify other appointments for which the President wields consultative, shared, or approval power. Consultative power means the President is required to consult another body prior to making an appointment. Shared Power means another body has to approve the President’s nomination. Approval Power means the President approves a nomination made by another body. Perfunctory power means the President is required to appoint persons nominated by other bodies. That is, the President has no involvement in selecting the nominee and no discretion in the appointment. Thus, the appointment power is merely ministerial involving no more than a mandatory appointment letter issued by the President. The process for appointing some public officers may involve a combination of powers. For instance, the President may be required to consult with the Council of State, hence a consultative power, and the nominee must be approved by Parliament, hence a shared power.

In addition to the Level and Nature of the power, the Table also provides the language employed by the Constitution and the positions for which the appointments are made. On close inspection of the Table, one observes that, as a general rule, the more independent the appointee is supposed to be in the performance of his task the more perfunctory the President's power. Such appointees also tend to have good-behavior life tenure. Conversely, the President typically acts alone to appoint persons who are part of bodies set up to advise him. These appointees tend to serve at the pleasure of the President or have tenure that is tied to the President’s. In effect, the nature of the President’s appointment power is remarkably nuanced and underscores the framers’ intention to subject the power to intricate and ingenious checks and balances.

As can be seen from the Table, the President’s power to appoint the Chairman and Members of the EC is at level 9a, which means that the power to make that appointment is perfunctory or ministerial. This is because Article 70(2) provides that, “The President shall, acting on the advice of the Council of State, appoint the Chairman, Deputy Chairmen, and other members of the Electoral Commission.” The plain and ordinary meaning of Article 70(2) is that the President is obliged to act on the advice of the Council of State in appointing the Chairman and Members of the EC.

There are two important points about the “advice” contemplated in Article 70(2). First, it is a term of art. Advice, in constitutional law, is a binding instruction given by one constitutional officer to another. It is not “advice” in the everyday meaning of the word. Second, the advice must be in the form of an appointee not some attributes of the appointee. That is, the Council of State is required to give the President a nominee to appoint not advice in the form of, for instance, “Mr. President, we advice you to choose a man of integrity.”

The use of “advice” as a binding instruction has a long history in our Constitutional history. For instance, Section 16 of the 1957 Constitution provides that “the Governor-General, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoints parliamentary secretaries to assist ministers.” Similarly, Section 7 of that Constitution provides that, “any minister may be removed from office by the Governor-General acting on the advice of the Prime Minister.” The Prime Minister at that time was Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah and the Governor-General was Sir Charles Arden-Clerk [from March to June 1957] and the Earl of Listowel [June 1957 to June 1960]. It was, of course, well established, known and beyond dispute that the Prime Minister’s advice was binding on the Governor-General. Thus, the latter’s appointment power was merely perfunctory and the substantive power of appointment was vested in the Prime Minister. Moreover, it was also understood that the Governor-General played no role in the identification, vetting and selection or removal of the nominees, that power being vested in the Prime Minister.

As another example, both the 1969 (Article 30(2)) and 1979 (Article 37(2)) Constitutions provided that, “the Electoral Commissioner shall be appointed by the President, acting in accordance with the advice of the Council of State.” This simply meant that both President Edward Akufo Addo (1969-1972) and Hilla Liman (1979-1981) had a perfunctory appointment power with the substantive power to appoint the Electoral Commissioner vested in the Council of State. The framers of the 1992 Constitution did not break any new grounds in the process for appointing the Chairman and Members of the EC and clearly intended the meaning of advice as employed in the prior Constitutions.

Nor is that usage and meaning of advice unique to our constitutional history. The phrase originated in the United Kingdom and is still in use many common law jurisdictions. For instance, in the United Kingdom, the Queen appoints senior judges acting on the advice of the Prime Minister. In Canada, the Queen acts entirely on the advice of Canadian Government ministers. In Jamaica, the Governor-General, the Queen’s representative, acts in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister. In all these cases, it is well understood that the advice given is binding and the Queen and Governor-General exercise only perfunctory powers.

Thus, when Article 70(2) of the 1992 Constitution provides that the President shall act on the advice of the Council of State, it contemplates that the Council of State (Council) will put in place a mechanism to search for, vet and nominate a candidate for the President to appoint. The Council could do so in a variety of ways. First, it could work through a committee of the Council. Essentially, this becomes a Search Committee tasked to identify a short list of qualified persons for the Council to choose from. Second, the Council is permitted to commission experts and other consultants to advise it. It could do so here. Third, the Council could advertise the position or call on citizens, political parties, NGOs, etc. to nominate candidates either to the Council at large or to the Search Committee. Finally, the Council could use my least favorite approach ? choose someone from within the EC, probably from the other members or a respected senior staff.

The important point is that Article 70(2) not only obligates the President to appoint whomever the Council nominates but it also bars the President from sending a name or otherwise consulting with the Council prior to the nomination. This process can be contrasted to the level 2 appointments where the Constitution contemplates a consultative process. For instance, the President appoints the District Assemblies Common Fund Administrator acting in consultation with the Council of State. By creating subsections of Article 70, the framers highlighted that the process for appointing Article 70(1) officers differs from that of Article 70(2) officers.

The rational for assigning the President a perfunctory role in the appointment of the Chairman and Members of the EC is not far fetched. The EC is, in essence the political referee of the quadrennial political games, and it is flawed constitutional design for the President, a key political player, to have an active role in the EC’s appointment. Incidentally, this, in my opinion, is also the reason why Parliament is excluded from this appointment process. It would have been absurd to assign the President a critical role in the appointment process and exclude Parliament, hence the opposition parties, from the process. Thus, a purposive interpretation of Article 70(2) will also support the conclusion that the President’s power to appoint the Chairman and Members of the EC is only ministerial.

The framers operated on the assumption that the Council is an independent, non-partisan body and could be trusted with the task of essentially appointing the Members and Chairman of the EC. Thus, the Council's independence and integrity are critical to the effectiveness of this appointment scheme. Nevertheless, because the President has a level 1 power to appoint 11 out of the 25 Council members, it is important that any process established by the Council to discharge its Article 70(2) function is transparent and verifiable. Without a high level of transparency and verifiability, it is impossible to know whether the President has acted on the advice of the Council or impermissibly acted in Consultation with the Council. Thus, sound governance and prudential considerations will require the Council to employ a transparent nomination, vetting and selection process. The Council must not only act independently of the President, in the discharge of its Article 70(2) responsibility, it must go the extra mile to be seen to be independent.

In conclusion, the President’s power to appoint the Chairman and Members of the EC is merely a ministerial one. The substantive power of appointment is assigned to the Council of State. The President shall act on the advice of the Council of State means the President is barred from the nomination, vetting and selection process. Those who framed the Constitution were keenly aware of the impropriety inherent in allowing the President, a political player, to play a critical role in selecting the political referee. Nevertheless, out of deference for the office of the President, the framers allowed him, as the Chief Executive Officer, the honour of “appointing” the candidate selected by the Council of State. In this case, all the President is required to do is to issue the appointment letter under the Presidential seal but no more.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/egs6snslw2arrs7/Modern%20Ghana%20Table.docx?dl=0
Raymond Agbeli 10 years ago

Stealing other people's name? Dont u appreciate your own name?

Stealing other people's name? Dont u appreciate your own name?
GHA 10 years ago

LISTEN TO THIS STUPID LAWYER; YOUR PETITION HELP NIGERIA AND SO WHAT? DO YOU EAT FROM NIGERIA ECONOMY??
YOUR STUPIDITY IS THE COURSE OF ALL THESE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP WE ARE FACING TODAY IN GHANA

LISTEN TO THIS STUPID LAWYER; YOUR PETITION HELP NIGERIA AND SO WHAT? DO YOU EAT FROM NIGERIA ECONOMY??
YOUR STUPIDITY IS THE COURSE OF ALL THESE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP WE ARE FACING TODAY IN GHANA
Isaac 10 years ago

Did you win the petition that you filed how can it help Nigeria and Mr. big jaw you just want NPP supporters to hear his voice a failed lawyer

Did you win the petition that you filed how can it help Nigeria and Mr. big jaw you just want NPP supporters to hear his voice a failed lawyer
Mahmoud 10 years ago

In conclusion, the President’s power to appoint the Chairman and Members of the EC is merely a ministerial one. The substantive power of appointment is assigned to the Council of State. The President shall act on the advice ...
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In conclusion, the President’s power to appoint the Chairman and Members of the EC is merely a ministerial one. The substantive power of appointment is assigned to the Council of State. The President shall act on the advice of the Council of State means the President is barred from the nomination, vetting and selection process. Those who framed the Constitution were keenly aware of the impropriety inherent in allowing the President, a political player, to play a critical role in selecting the political referee. Nevertheless, out of deference for the office of the President, the framers allowed him, as the Chief Executive Officer, the honour of “appointing” the candidate selected by the Council of State. In this case, all the President is required to do is to issue the appointment letter under the Presidential seal but no more.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/egs6snslw2arrs7/Modern%20Ghana%20Table.docx?dl=0

kojo 10 years ago

How does going to court with frivolous excuses ["you and I were not there"] because people did not vote you into power at the poll, be of any benefit to Nigeria? it did not even benefit Ghana - just wasted time, brought econo ...
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How does going to court with frivolous excuses ["you and I were not there"] because people did not vote you into power at the poll, be of any benefit to Nigeria? it did not even benefit Ghana - just wasted time, brought economic uncertainty and stalled international business and investment for 8 wasted months.

Such huff puffing silliness
Nana Ansah 10 years ago

Addison is still quacking shamelessly. Is Addison still feeling sore?! What a sore loser. Loudmouth Addison, remember this; a duck's quack doesn't echo so stop quacking. You are a poor defence lawyer whose information is supp ...
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Addison is still quacking shamelessly. Is Addison still feeling sore?! What a sore loser. Loudmouth Addison, remember this; a duck's quack doesn't echo so stop quacking. You are a poor defence lawyer whose information is supplied without liability. JUST F**K OFF!
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago

Aren't they amazing?

Aren't they amazing?
@ NO KIDDING 10 years ago

Nigerians view the elections of June 12 1998 which was won by Abiola as the most transparent and credible. Unfortunately it was overturned by President Babaginda. as for the 2015 elections, the only good lesson the Nigerians ...
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Nigerians view the elections of June 12 1998 which was won by Abiola as the most transparent and credible. Unfortunately it was overturned by President Babaginda. as for the 2015 elections, the only good lesson the Nigerians might have learnt from Ghana is that Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat unlike Akkuffo Addo who chose to put Ghana in agony for close to eight months. Even then, there are still countless number of election petitions pending in most Nigerian Courts. So you see, Addison and his three musketeers, Jake, Dr Pink Sheet and All Die be Die have a lot to learn in the art of statesmanship from the former Nigerian President, and not the other way round. Riding on this election petition to parliament on NPP ticket may come at a cost to Lawyer Addison. He should ask Ken Kuranchi.
pk, usa 10 years ago

Hope ghana ec will implement supreme court recommendations.

Hope ghana ec will implement supreme court recommendations.
SMART 10 years ago

I must add that the Nigerians used very qualified University lecturers and other academicians as Resident Electoral Commissioners similar to Ghana's Returning Officers. In the beginning, the APC opposed the retention of Prof ...
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I must add that the Nigerians used very qualified University lecturers and other academicians as Resident Electoral Commissioners similar to Ghana's Returning Officers. In the beginning, the APC opposed the retention of Prof Jega as the INEC chairman but the Govt stuck to its guns and maintained him. However when Jega was proving too hard for the Govt party, the PDP, they too started to agitate for his removal. So like in Ghana, both NPP and NDC accused Dr Afari Gyan when they did not seem to have their way. Lawyer Addison must inform himself properly about Nigerian elections before trying to draw conclusions to benefit his campaign.
dfahsdhda 10 years ago

This guy is talking Nonsense. Does he know how many times Buhari filed petitions before winning this one?

This guy is talking Nonsense. Does he know how many times Buhari filed petitions before winning this one?
J0eY LOnD0N 10 years ago

You have to say okay Sir, then asked him why is it so that his own party the npp didn't learnt from their election petitions? What was in to be learned hmmm Kofi juman and co?

You have to say okay Sir, then asked him why is it so that his own party the npp didn't learnt from their election petitions? What was in to be learned hmmm Kofi juman and co?
BOY KOFI 10 years ago

Buhari's victory has nothing to do with your stupid electoral petition.Thank you.

Buhari's victory has nothing to do with your stupid electoral petition.Thank you.
Agueman 10 years ago

Shut up fat man.

Shut up fat man.

T.T 10 years ago

THIS GUY IS LIKE NANA ADDO AND SIR JOHN.PAID FOR LAW CERT.

THIS GUY IS LIKE NANA ADDO AND SIR JOHN.PAID FOR LAW CERT.
GHA 10 years ago

DO YOU EAT FROM NIGERIA ELECTION? YOU DISTOYED YOUR COUNTRIES ECONOMY TO HELP NIGERIA????

DO YOU EAT FROM NIGERIA ELECTION? YOU DISTOYED YOUR COUNTRIES ECONOMY TO HELP NIGERIA????
Akwesi 10 years ago

Go on keep dreaming thinks ng Ghanaians are fools. That bogus electoral fraud allegations has no single effect on Nigeria election. Smh

Go on keep dreaming thinks ng Ghanaians are fools. That bogus electoral fraud allegations has no single effect on Nigeria election. Smh
FUCKING PEOPLE 10 years ago

Donkey, you had no case and shouldn't have been in court in the first place but for your mass-stipidity to follow the imbecile called Bawumia.

If you had a case, judgement would have been given in your favour.

Donkey, you had no case and shouldn't have been in court in the first place but for your mass-stipidity to follow the imbecile called Bawumia.

If you had a case, judgement would have been given in your favour.
Francis kyei 10 years ago

For scoring incompetent and biased afari gyan 80%

For scoring incompetent and biased afari gyan 80%
Tibaa 10 years ago

Our so-called lawyerly learner who is popular only because of his bombastic, legalistic terms, is conflating association with causation. Yes,Ghana spent million of dollars litigating at the courts over our election results. A ...
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Our so-called lawyerly learner who is popular only because of his bombastic, legalistic terms, is conflating association with causation. Yes,Ghana spent million of dollars litigating at the courts over our election results. And yes, Nigeria just went through a conflict-free democratic elections. But to link the two independent variables is to also argue that, when I sleep and does not close my eyes, it rains. What a fool
yussif fuseini 10 years ago

Wish you luck,parliament needs brains like yours to make good laws at the chamber.What I think is that,the Npp must look deep into the work of EC so they don't push unconstitutional rules in to the system,the questioned elect ...
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Wish you luck,parliament needs brains like yours to make good laws at the chamber.What I think is that,the Npp must look deep into the work of EC so they don't push unconstitutional rules in to the system,the questioned electoral register must be rejected,also make sure all the reforms prescribed by the Supreme Court must be followed to the end.
kweku trouble 10 years ago

Now this guy is getting over himself. he is taking credit for what? Read this from the Nigerian EC: Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show ‘Dwaso Nsem’, Prof Jega said “we have been inspired by the work of Dr Afari-Gyan. ...
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Now this guy is getting over himself. he is taking credit for what? Read this from the Nigerian EC: Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show ‘Dwaso Nsem’, Prof Jega said “we have been inspired by the work of Dr Afari-Gyan. We have benefitted tremendously from his experience, wisdom and advice.”
The man who has been praised for organising successful elections in Nigeria in very trying times noted that they tapped from his experience as they prepared for their elections. Addison thinks it was his stupid comedy of a petition that did what?
Chawchaw 10 years ago

At the doorstep of a timid CJ and her SC, for what happened.
In the Nigerian situation, the EC and the Supreme Court, made it abundantly clear that they were not interested in the kind of 'games' they witnessed in this count ...
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At the doorstep of a timid CJ and her SC, for what happened.
In the Nigerian situation, the EC and the Supreme Court, made it abundantly clear that they were not interested in the kind of 'games' they witnessed in this country. Of course, Pres. Goodluck Jonathan`s decision not to countenance the spilling of innocent blood, so he could cling on to power, deflated the sales of the "Y3nte Gyae" elements within the ruling party.
Remember also that the Kenyan SC had adopted a similar stance and sent the 'sore-losers' in that nation packing!
Just yesterday, this same Phillip Addison was proclaiming to the entire universe that his party[the NPP] did not win the 2012 elections, even though his principals, surrogates[especially Owusu Afriyie], and street- followers, have created a myth all this while that, it did!
And that the majority which sat on the petition panel, including Jsc Atuguba, as well as the EC, headed by Dr. Afari Gyan, had robbed the party of a deserving victory!
Look, what we have seen happen to the NPP, is only a small part of 'just reward' coming to it!
kooko 10 years ago

We are paying for that. Hardship in Ghanawe

We are paying for that. Hardship in Ghanawe

Paa Joe 10 years ago

NONSENSE.

BE PRODUCTIVE AND STOP THESE KINDS OF PRIMITIVE POLITICS THAT HAVE YIELDED NOTHING IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GHANA.

WHAT HAS GHANA'S IRRATIONAL ELECTION PETITION GOT TO DO WITH NIGERIAS GENE ...
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NONSENSE.

BE PRODUCTIVE AND STOP THESE KINDS OF PRIMITIVE POLITICS THAT HAVE YIELDED NOTHING IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF GHANA.

WHAT HAS GHANA'S IRRATIONAL ELECTION PETITION GOT TO DO WITH NIGERIAS GENERAL ELECTION.

ITS ONLY TECHNOLOGICAL AND INNOVATIVE BRAINS THAT CAN TRANSFORM THE NATION TO PROSPERITY.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT, IT IS STILL THE COCOA FARMERS IN GHANA WHO CONTINUE TO EARN GHANA'S FOREIGHN EXCHANGE TO SERVICE NATIONAL BUDGETS, WAGES, SALARIES,IMPORTATION OF COMMODITIES; FOOD ITEMS AND EXPENSIVE LUXURY CARS AND JEEPS FOR US BY UNPRODUCTIVE NOISY EDUCATED PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY.

STOP THE NONSENSE AND BE PRODUCTIVE.
PRINZ@BONN-Germany 10 years ago

Under JD.Mahama Ndc gov't watch Ghanaians are continuing getting POORER & Poorer as the cost of living gets higher and higher. Dumsor the erratic power supply, collapsing Businesses. Actually ghanaians are REALLY suffering. B ...
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Under JD.Mahama Ndc gov't watch Ghanaians are continuing getting POORER & Poorer as the cost of living gets higher and higher. Dumsor the erratic power supply, collapsing Businesses. Actually ghanaians are REALLY suffering. But some of us are just stupidly been ethnocentric And doesn't care about the nation but support the mismanagement Ndc gov't all bcos they belong to our Region n our Fathers told us support. We're all Ghanaians let change our attitudes and bring a party who can do the job.
Whatever 10 years ago

This is what some spend their time no wonder Ghana is under-develop. You will sit in a court room for 8 whole months and you think it helps a nation which can't even fight cholera

This is what some spend their time no wonder Ghana is under-develop. You will sit in a court room for 8 whole months and you think it helps a nation which can't even fight cholera
kutsii 10 years ago

JAW JAW JAW Addison's JAWS bigger than his head. JAW JAW JAW Addison's 'gemkpi' is abnormal.

JAW oooo JAW. JAW oooo JAW.

JAW JAW JAW Addison's JAWS bigger than his head. JAW JAW JAW Addison's 'gemkpi' is abnormal.

JAW oooo JAW. JAW oooo JAW.
Paa Joe 10 years ago

WILL THE PRACTICE OF LAW AND REPRESENTING OF PEOPLE OF THE LAW COURTS ALONE HELP THE NATION TO TRANSFORM TO PROSPERITY.

IT IS A PITY, WE ARE ONLY EDUCATED FOR SHOW AND NOT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY T ...
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WILL THE PRACTICE OF LAW AND REPRESENTING OF PEOPLE OF THE LAW COURTS ALONE HELP THE NATION TO TRANSFORM TO PROSPERITY.

IT IS A PITY, WE ARE ONLY EDUCATED FOR SHOW AND NOT THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY TO BOOST THE ECONOMY.

BE PRODUCTIVE AND STOP THESE PREACHINGS AND SERMONS IN THE COUNTRY.
Truth 10 years ago

How did it benefit Nigeria, expantiate further, for me Nigerian's decided to vote for Buhari and his government based on issues pertaining in their country and not an election petition in Ghana.

How did it benefit Nigeria, expantiate further, for me Nigerian's decided to vote for Buhari and his government based on issues pertaining in their country and not an election petition in Ghana.
Maxwell Afrifa 10 years ago

I am praying for Mr. Philip Addison to win hands down for him to contribute his experience at parliament and NPP Party to build a better Ghana. I wish him good luck. May God pave way for him when it seems to no way. Amen !!! ...
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I am praying for Mr. Philip Addison to win hands down for him to contribute his experience at parliament and NPP Party to build a better Ghana. I wish him good luck. May God pave way for him when it seems to no way. Amen !!!!.
Nii Adjetey Lomo 10 years ago

Philip Addison, if you have nothing to tell the electorates in your constituency, try to stop commenting on the election petition in which you were bullied by the crafty N.D.C lawyers.Inculcating into your memory,Nigeria has ...
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Philip Addison, if you have nothing to tell the electorates in your constituency, try to stop commenting on the election petition in which you were bullied by the crafty N.D.C lawyers.Inculcating into your memory,Nigeria has a different constitution and laws which are quite different from ours.Therefore, my silly advice to you, is stop that crass rhetoric and concentrate on how to lure your constituents in oder to win.
Nyaaba Job 10 years ago

ln fact this Philip Addison needs to be reciprocated for the work that he did for Ghanaians in general during the election petition.

ln fact this Philip Addison needs to be reciprocated for the work that he did for Ghanaians in general during the election petition.

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