Why do Supreme Court and Ben Ephson say NO

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MfKPOOTOO NABII 12 years ago

YOU STARTED RUBBISHING BEN EPHSON AND CONCLUDED BY SAYING THAT YOUR PIECE WOULD BE INFORMATIVE.IT DID NOT. EPHSON DOES NOT TRILL EDUCATED ILLITERATES. IT IS YOU WHO DO. WHAT BEN PUT OUT THERE IS CLEAR AND OBVIOUS. I DON'T KNO ...
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YOU STARTED RUBBISHING BEN EPHSON AND CONCLUDED BY SAYING THAT YOUR PIECE WOULD BE INFORMATIVE.IT DID NOT. EPHSON DOES NOT TRILL EDUCATED ILLITERATES. IT IS YOU WHO DO. WHAT BEN PUT OUT THERE IS CLEAR AND OBVIOUS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU PEOPLE BELIEVE WOULD BE ACHIEVE WITH THIS PUBLIC SHOW OF THE CASE. ULTIMATELY THE CRITICAL THING IS THE VERDICT THAT WILL BE READ IN AN OPEN COURT. THE PREPARATION OF THAT VERDICT CANNOT BE DONE IN PUBLIC IT WILL BE WRITTEN IN THE TOILET OF YOUR GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE. YOU PEOPLE PRETEND YOU KNOW BIT YOU DONT KNOW TII.
Be Bold 12 years ago

You call yourself educated.

You call yourself educated.
CHE ANDREW 12 years ago

At least better educated than you.

At least better educated than you.
Awilo4679 12 years ago

Mr. Rockson have you seen what you've brought to yourself, the SHAME!!!! You started by lambasting someone you have little knowledge about,you never thought others will also get back at you, go and read the story of ANANSE AN ...
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Mr. Rockson have you seen what you've brought to yourself, the SHAME!!!! You started by lambasting someone you have little knowledge about,you never thought others will also get back at you, go and read the story of ANANSE AND THE WISDOM POT. In your sixth paragraph you did claimed people would be judges in their own homes OMG!!! is your party really understand the rule of law as your flagbearer seems to glorify himself with? Do we need the public to watch TV to endorse the true credibility of our judges,then of course we dont even need judges in our judicial jurisdiction-IMPOSSIBLE.I B'live in our judicial system if you dont why did you take the matter to them rather you expect the public to do what??? pls come again but remember He who breaks a thing to find out what it is ,has left the path to wisdom.Not all those who wander are lost.
TT 12 years ago

You need a free heard scan.

You need a free heard scan.
Matthew 12 years ago

Are you sure you know what you are writing about?

Are you sure you know what you are writing about?
Blessings 12 years ago

If Ghanaians would take a step back and see how far Ghana's democracy has progressed after 20+ years well into the 4th Republic, they would come to realize that any decision that the SC would make CONTRARY to the LETTER and t ...
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If Ghanaians would take a step back and see how far Ghana's democracy has progressed after 20+ years well into the 4th Republic, they would come to realize that any decision that the SC would make CONTRARY to the LETTER and the SPIRIT of Ghana's Constitution, should be seen as tantamount to a Constitutional COUP in Ghana. The effects of such a decision could be just as retrogressive as a COUP executed using the barrel of a gun.

Here is why:

1- Ghanaians have seen and tasted freedoms inherent in democratic rule;ie freedom of speech, freedom of association, freedom of press progress in Ghana in the 4th Republic.

2- Ofcourse, there are some limitations and some changes and amendments that are needed to be made in the coming years, but where the Constitution needs to be upheld to preserve the Republic, Judges, especially those at the SC MUST NOT deviate from it; they cannot change it; they can only suggest that the Legislature lead efforts to amend sections where necessary etc..

3- Where the Constitution works, Ghanaians have witnessed smooth and hitched free transition and continuity, in glee and in preservation of their peace...

4-A case in point was where Prez Mills died suddenly, requiring the Constitutional mandate of swearing in a new President, in this Mahama, within hours.. That obligation was carried out beautifully and hitch free that the world SAT UP and applauded Ghana for her democratic strides-

WILL THE SC JUDGES WANT TO BE SEEN AS REVERSING STRIDES ALREADY MADE?

4-Another example was swearing in Prez Mahama after being declared by the EC as having won election 2012 without regard to a pending court case challenging his legitimacy- since swearing in Mahama, or any winner of an election, is a constitutional mandate, can the Supreme Court then be able overturn Mahama's presidency? Will that be in the "spirit and letter" of Ghana's current Constitution?

WHAT GHANA NEEDS NOW, PARTICULARLY IN THIS CURCIAL "FORK IN THE ROAD" CASE, IS NOT JUDICIAL ACTIVISM, BUT FOR THE JUDGES TO CONSIDER PUBLIC POLICY IN MAKING THEIR ULTIMATE DECISION.. THIS INCLUDES CONSIDERING WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE MAJORITY OF POPULACE AT LARGE, WHAT WOULD ADVANCE GHANA'S DEMOCRACY FORWARD, PRESERVE HER PEACE AND UNITY; AND WHAT WOULD UPHOLD THE CONSITUTION OF GHANA, WHICH IS THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND..

ANY DECISION DECLARED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THESE ESTABLISHED AND PRECEDENTIAL LEGAL DOCTRINES SHOULD BE SEEN AS TAINTED AND UNDEMOCRATIC!
Be Bold 12 years ago

Are you saying that the SC should correct a wrong but only apply it to future elections? So every party can steal in every election knowing that the only thing the SC will do is to correct that stealing for the next election? ...
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Are you saying that the SC should correct a wrong but only apply it to future elections? So every party can steal in every election knowing that the only thing the SC will do is to correct that stealing for the next election? Are you mad?

It is like catching a thief who broke into your house through a window. You let the thief go but you put a burglar proof on the window. The same thief comes next time and breaks in through another window and again you let thief go so you can fix the next window? Are you alright? What about sending the thief to the police?

You are saying yes the election was stolen but to preserve the Republic the SC should must let go. Very lame. Would you write this same bull if the shoe was on the NPP?
Blessings 12 years ago

Listen, the main problem with us Ghanaians is that we LACK understanding and reading comprehension....

No where did I state or implied that any election was stolen...If you MUST know, I think NPP faces a DAUNTING task to ...
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Listen, the main problem with us Ghanaians is that we LACK understanding and reading comprehension....

No where did I state or implied that any election was stolen...If you MUST know, I think NPP faces a DAUNTING task to overcome the BURDEN OF PROOF that a RATIONAL SC would require to overturn election 2012- the 2 substantive issues identified by the SC is SOOOO BROAD, which to me denotes a convincing, for lack of a better word, BURDEN OF PROOF for the petitioners to win their case!

In my humble opinion, here is how I view election 2012:

1- It was the MOST peaceful and violence free elections to date

2- it was not without challenges/irregularities- yes there were equipment failures, delays, etc, which were duly remedied by the EC extending voting another day! BUT does the IRREGULARITIES rise to such a level as to warrant a second round voting, a brand new election, or overturning the decision of the EC?

3- International observers including those of ECOWAS and the EU declared that voting exercise FREE and FAIR!

4- Internal observers like CODEO declared that exercise VERY FREE and FAIR

5- Media houses, including PRO NPP media houses all called that election for President Mahama..WHY? They had representatives all throughout system- from the polling stations to the constituent collation centers to the EC office and witnessed the collation LIVE, unlike the NPPers who may have been dozing off-

6- NDC won the clear majority in parliament.

LET ME "BE BOLD" AND STATE THAT I DON'T SEE ANY RATIONAL COURT OVERTURNING A VERDICT THAT WAS OVERWHEMLINGLY VERIFIED, DECLARED, AND ACCEPTED BY A MAJORITY OF GHANAIANS, DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PARTIES...

GOOD LUCK TRYING TO GET YOUR SO CALLED "THIEF"( YOUR WORDS NOT MINE), OUT OF THE FLAGSTAFF HOUSE!
ZONGO BOY 12 years ago

i think it is you who lack understanding, i don't so choose your words carefully.

i think it is you who lack understanding, i don't so choose your words carefully.

CROSS 12 years ago

Mr Blessings, if that is the determinants of how cases in court are won then you are on point however in Court it is not what CODEO or Foreign Observer says determines a case but evidence pure and simple. If NPP evidence is w ...
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Mr Blessings, if that is the determinants of how cases in court are won then you are on point however in Court it is not what CODEO or Foreign Observer says determines a case but evidence pure and simple. If NPP evidence is weak they will be humiliated and thrown out however if the evidence is compelling then i am afraid heads may roll and if power changes hands some people my be tried for treason. This is life and death so dont kid yourself. It is all about power. If you are involve trust me they will come after you.As for NPP he who is down fears no fall. I wish John and Nana good luck.
Judi 12 years ago

Listen to such a silly article and he is insulting a better person than himself. Rockson's mother just wasted her time. What makes televising a trial credible? If the judges are not credible, no amount of televising will chan ...
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Listen to such a silly article and he is insulting a better person than himself. Rockson's mother just wasted her time. What makes televising a trial credible? If the judges are not credible, no amount of televising will change them. How can you send such a silly case to court and expect to win?. You are just an illiterate!
Frimpong, USA 12 years ago

I have been trying my best to give you the benefit of doubt in many of your analysis but your biased one sided analysis makes it impossible for me to do so. At this stage I will reserve my comments and wait for the Supreme co ...
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I have been trying my best to give you the benefit of doubt in many of your analysis but your biased one sided analysis makes it impossible for me to do so. At this stage I will reserve my comments and wait for the Supreme court judges todo their job and kindly ask you too to do the same.
MOHAMMED IDDI AMIN DADA 12 years ago

I WISH YOU WERE NOT A GHANAIAN.OR MAY BE YOU NEED SOME MENTAL CHECK UP.
BY THE WAY,WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE YOU KEEP SINKING THE BOAT,THE NPP SITS ON?
PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE REAL ENEMIES OF NPP.
TYPICAL ASANTE.NO BODY IN GHANA ...
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I WISH YOU WERE NOT A GHANAIAN.OR MAY BE YOU NEED SOME MENTAL CHECK UP.
BY THE WAY,WHY DO PEOPLE LIKE YOU KEEP SINKING THE BOAT,THE NPP SITS ON?
PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE THE REAL ENEMIES OF NPP.
TYPICAL ASANTE.NO BODY IN GHANA KNOWS ANYTHING,BUT ASANTE ASS HOLES.
IF ANYBODY THINKS DIFFRENTLY FROM WH
Justice Wiseman 12 years ago

It's about time Ghanaians must wake up and rub out some stomach pollsters Ben Ephson he knew what the NDC is doing for him

It's about time Ghanaians must wake up and rub out some stomach pollsters Ben Ephson he knew what the NDC is doing for him
rashid 12 years ago

useless article

useless article
G.Y Asante 12 years ago

What logic is this? Ghanaians elected 123 NPP and 154 NDC parliamentarians and voted for Akufo Addo to be their president?

What logic is this? Ghanaians elected 123 NPP and 154 NDC parliamentarians and voted for Akufo Addo to be their president?
sammy 12 years ago

so your idiotic logic tells you that it is the parliamentarians who rule .your reasoning is like that pig called Epson's

so your idiotic logic tells you that it is the parliamentarians who rule .your reasoning is like that pig called Epson's
dennis Germany 12 years ago

Oh my God you are educated sorry your points are factually empty legally pathetic you fool of a bush man from K/Asiampa

Oh my God you are educated sorry your points are factually empty legally pathetic you fool of a bush man from K/Asiampa
Wahabu 12 years ago

Those of us who listen to Ben and take objective decisions, majority of us are well educated than Rockson. It doesn't matter if Rockson thinks spewing insults on some one like Ben whom by imagination is a hero is the way to g ...
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Those of us who listen to Ben and take objective decisions, majority of us are well educated than Rockson. It doesn't matter if Rockson thinks spewing insults on some one like Ben whom by imagination is a hero is the way to go.

kusasi 12 years ago

adofo you ignorant fool akuffo won in only 2 regions

adofo you ignorant fool akuffo won in only 2 regions
KWAAKYE 12 years ago

The people of Ghana voted in their millions I the election.
They are ENTITLED to hear the arguments advanced by the lawyers either to support the petition or to negate it.

That is their inalienable RIGHT.For justice mus ...
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The people of Ghana voted in their millions I the election.
They are ENTITLED to hear the arguments advanced by the lawyers either to support the petition or to negate it.

That is their inalienable RIGHT.For justice must not only be done but be seen to be done.

The people don't pay the judges to deny the their RIGHTS. So Ben Ephson and his paymasters can go and dance on the rubbish heap of history,

If the Supreme Court does not allow the public to understand how it came by its decision, it will court the very unpopularity it wants to avoid.
Kweku 12 years ago

Rockson, are you intelligent? If this is what you call intelligence then??

Rockson, are you intelligent? If this is what you call intelligence then??
Agyemeng Baidoo 12 years ago

Am very much surprised that this piece is coming from one acclaiming himself to be educated and intelligent.It appears Adofo's intelligence is premised in intolerance and invectives.Ipresumed he is lettered so much in invecti ...
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Am very much surprised that this piece is coming from one acclaiming himself to be educated and intelligent.It appears Adofo's intelligence is premised in intolerance and invectives.Ipresumed he is lettered so much in invectives and not democratically civilised.He however said his "white lawyers" oh when will he get himself cured of the inferiority complex.why did he not bring down the white lawyers for Nana since he sees that the black Ghanaian lawyers lack what it takes to argue Nana;s case.i could not continue to read this display of disrespect for democracy.some say they are the vangurds of the rule of law.they are deceived and rather display grss ignorance.
GONJAMAN FROM NIMA 12 years ago

You write to insult Ghanaians as lacking intellect, yet you run to a stupid white-man in a poor suburbs of London for these simple and silly explanations.

What is the essence of verification and what are the processes. At ...
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You write to insult Ghanaians as lacking intellect, yet you run to a stupid white-man in a poor suburbs of London for these simple and silly explanations.

What is the essence of verification and what are the processes. At what level of the processes could one be accepted as passed.

In an examination you don't need 100% to pass, but there are varying levels of passes, so is the verification process. You don't need to go through the whole process to be verified and the law did not say the previous verification systems were not accepted.

If my name was on the register and my image and name corresponds with what was on the computer,what difference does the finger-print machine makes? None, because the result would be the same.

Blackman, you need better thinking brains not a white-man, fool!!!
BLACKMAN 12 years ago

DID YOU SAY YOUR WHITE LAWYERS? WILL THEY ALSO SIT AS LAWYERS OF OUR SUPREME COURT?

DID YOU SAY YOUR WHITE LAWYERS? WILL THEY ALSO SIT AS LAWYERS OF OUR SUPREME COURT?
Kwesi 12 years ago

All those insulting Rockson should relax. Supreme Court will give it's ruling

All those insulting Rockson should relax. Supreme Court will give it's ruling
Hazor 12 years ago

The simple fact is that Ben Ephson is an endorser of corruption underdevelopment of his own beloved country Ghana.Unpatriotism is his passion.Hatred for progress and incur debt for our babies and unborn what crime has they co ...
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The simple fact is that Ben Ephson is an endorser of corruption underdevelopment of his own beloved country Ghana.Unpatriotism is his passion.Hatred for progress and incur debt for our babies and unborn what crime has they commit to deserve wicked leaders.Men without compassion, men who don't show remorse by giving a burden of inocent unborn future leaders by have trillons if not billions of debts to pay and could not see infrastructuals and quality healthcare left by their previous leaders.Ben Ephson is an enermy of this own country and unborn happy to see Mahama and his company steal all Ghana money and development is not part of his agenda.

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