Why did the Supreme Court help the NPP petitioners?

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Ghana 12 years ago

Dr Bokor don't worry because the the NPP will get will be Akosombo Power and not political Power to rule The Republic of Ghana.
NPP is a tribal organization formed by Dark Short Ugly Bastards who haven't seen their fathers a ...
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Dr Bokor don't worry because the the NPP will get will be Akosombo Power and not political Power to rule The Republic of Ghana.
NPP is a tribal organization formed by Dark Short Ugly Bastards who haven't seen their fathers and so, have no ethics of life.
They have no respect for legitimate people.
Ghana 12 years ago

Dr Bokor don't worry because the Power NPP will get will be Akosombo Power and not political Power to rule The Republic of Ghana.
NPP is a tribal organization formed by Dark Short Ugly Bastards who haven't seen their father ...
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Dr Bokor don't worry because the Power NPP will get will be Akosombo Power and not political Power to rule The Republic of Ghana.
NPP is a tribal organization formed by Dark Short Ugly Bastards who haven't seen their fathers and so, have no ethics of life.
They have no respect for legitimate people.
DR. Bokor Jnr 12 years ago

TOO FUNNY

TOO FUNNY
Odikro 12 years ago

rubbish article

rubbish article
Adams 12 years ago

Bokor must not be afraid - the SC will rule in favour of Mahama; what else can they rule upon with Atuguba showing such bias already. Fellow Patriots, just suck it up and reap the whirlwind - you reap what you sow; you voted ...
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Bokor must not be afraid - the SC will rule in favour of Mahama; what else can they rule upon with Atuguba showing such bias already. Fellow Patriots, just suck it up and reap the whirlwind - you reap what you sow; you voted for the Ntafuors, so just reap the situation. The good news is that the Peppefour regime will pass - even JJ's 20 years eventually passed!!!
John 12 years ago

Mike you have hit the nail on the head. It is interesting how the lead counsel of the petitioners fumbled about how many polling stations have been subtracted, and what pink sheets can now be considered valid to back their c ...
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Mike you have hit the nail on the head. It is interesting how the lead counsel of the petitioners fumbled about how many polling stations have been subtracted, and what pink sheets can now be considered valid to back their case, on Wednesday. Until now, we are yet to see evidence of how Mahama colluded with the NDC to cheat his way to the presidency; why did the petitioners not bring forward witnesses to make their case for vote paddings in favor of Mahama, overt-voting, or swapping, and who committed the fraud. If the EC clerical errors are the reason for which the election should be overturned , representing the cancellation of over 4 million votes, why should the errors of the petitioners be glossed over and their recategorization of evidence be fair game. I hope the courts knows what it's doing. You are perfectly right that the court has helped the petitioners to make some sense,albeit a weak one. I cringed when Bawumia was asked by Tsikata to show were the fraud occurred and one of the female Judges intervened, saying that the question was implicitly answered. Let's hope that the court helped the petitioners to only save face....
william 12 years ago

After his donquixotic adventure with justice kpegah you take him serious.

After his donquixotic adventure with justice kpegah you take him serious.
Ghana 12 years ago

If somebody want's to be the President of a country and cannot substantiate his resume you don't see anything wrong with that?

The man cannot prove he is a Lawyer and you think that's normal?
If he said he is only a Form ...
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If somebody want's to be the President of a country and cannot substantiate his resume you don't see anything wrong with that?

The man cannot prove he is a Lawyer and you think that's normal?
If he said he is only a Form 4 leaver, nobody will have a problem with that if only the people will vote for him. But if he said he is a Lawyer he must prove that he is really a Lawyer.

This story makes me sad about Ghana. I wish this was in America, reporters will sleep in front of he Akofo Addo's house to get to the bottom of this issue.

In Ghana anybody who is critical about allegations and want's to know the truth is insulted by Dark Short Ugly Shit Eating Bastards.

Don't worry very soon a Chinese will be that your chief and be called otumfuo since you have Lilliputs Bastards Empire.
Abena 12 years ago

Dr. Bokor, this one you have nailed it right on the head and have exposed the NPP for their gross lack of direction in this Bad faith petition they sort to pursue at the SC. However, much as we know what the NPP is, and that ...
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Dr. Bokor, this one you have nailed it right on the head and have exposed the NPP for their gross lack of direction in this Bad faith petition they sort to pursue at the SC. However, much as we know what the NPP is, and that they will not follow if they are not leading, the SC has a responsibility to align matters that is brought before it in a judicially approachable direction to enable it to be heard. That is what I think they did.
Agya_Manso 12 years ago

Which Bokor has failed to underscore is that it has clearly exposed the porous nature of this petition in stark terms. To me, that is a big plus we should not underestimate.
Just look at the difficulty Addison and his team ...
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Which Bokor has failed to underscore is that it has clearly exposed the porous nature of this petition in stark terms. To me, that is a big plus we should not underestimate.
Just look at the difficulty Addison and his team have had in reaching their mythical figure of 11,842 "unique" pink sheets,they claim to have submitted to the court.
Apart from the the quantum of pink sheets, have the petitioners not been forced to eat a humble pie about the very issue they have accused the EC and its army of temporary officials about -sloppy labelling,faulty arithmetic and logic, outright lies, as well as underhanded dealings with the court and the Ghanaian public in general? As a result of the live broadcasts,the whole world has also witnessed the open and transparent nature of the the hearings. Would Owusu Afriyie and others not have gotten away with the mischief they deliberately sought to engage in if the proceedings were conducted behind closed?
I am of the view these sore losers would have confused the issues so much so that a fair resolution would have been imposible. Based on the directions given by the court,the petitioners have been forced to reveal to the world, what they, as true democrats, are prepared to do in order have their man become President of this great nation. I believe people can now begin to closely scrutinize the much-talked about democratic credentials of those individuals who,on the one hand, want THEIR votes to count,but are seeking to annul the votes of others on dubious grounds.
It is not for nothing that they abandoned their earlier bogus claims they sold their supporters on,and when they had to, were unable to that the 2012 elections were peaceful,fair and transparent!

Kwadwo 12 years ago

Bokor, the Litigants failure to define the issues at trial caused the Court to take the bull by the horn. Are you so stupid to realise that the Court fashioned the issues based on the elements of proof? What an idiot.

Bokor, the Litigants failure to define the issues at trial caused the Court to take the bull by the horn. Are you so stupid to realise that the Court fashioned the issues based on the elements of proof? What an idiot.
Ghana 12 years ago

Dr Bokor elucidated about issues and emphasised how he felt should have been done and you are insulting him. You see the difference between legitimate and illegitimate people in society?

You guys it's high time you look fo ...
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Dr Bokor elucidated about issues and emphasised how he felt should have been done and you are insulting him. You see the difference between legitimate and illegitimate people in society?

You guys it's high time you look for your fathers. Growing up with your mothers alone have very negative consequences for Ghana.

In every forum you see or hear of insults it's the Ashantis, why is it so?
Sankofa 12 years ago

Kwadwo, think carefully.

Dr Bokor is saying that the judges in reducing the issues to just two actually helped the petitioners.

Had the petitioners stuck to the initial allegations including fraud and collusion between ...
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Kwadwo, think carefully.

Dr Bokor is saying that the judges in reducing the issues to just two actually helped the petitioners.

Had the petitioners stuck to the initial allegations including fraud and collusion between the EC and the President, the burden of proof would have been far greater and the case would have fallen for lack of evidence long ago.

It is much easier to demonstrate irregularity than fraud or collusion.

Nonetheless, even with the helping hand they got, the petitioners have failed to provide reliable primary evidence with confusion over the number of pink sheets submitted.
Fairness 12 years ago

Over to you Justice Atuguba. Bokor is in contempt of the court by claiming you have helped npp. He needs to show cause.

Over to you Justice Atuguba. Bokor is in contempt of the court by claiming you have helped npp. He needs to show cause.
Rawlings 12 years ago

This argument is empty headed and lack logical explanation. The whole world watched the petition. Mr writer you cannot deceive we the readers in your own interpretation to suit your wimps and caprices. This article in itself ...
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This argument is empty headed and lack logical explanation. The whole world watched the petition. Mr writer you cannot deceive we the readers in your own interpretation to suit your wimps and caprices. This article in itself is contempt and should not be entertained. Wise up NDC FOOL SOLDIER
Kofi 12 years ago

Oh Dr. Bokor, you again??

Oh Dr. Bokor, you again??
Kwadwo 12 years ago

If you call this gibberish by Bokor as sound, then you also come from the Kpegah's school of morons who hold to the view that Akuffo Addo is not licensed to practice law in Ghana. The duty of a Court is to help define and si ...
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If you call this gibberish by Bokor as sound, then you also come from the Kpegah's school of morons who hold to the view that Akuffo Addo is not licensed to practice law in Ghana. The duty of a Court is to help define and simplify the issues to be tried before it. This is usually done at a pre trial conference. In this case, the Court gave the parties time to meet and iron out the issues, but they were failed. It was therefore incumbent upon the Court to define the issues based on the pleadings before it and the elements the Constitution and the Statutes require in presidential petitions. This is similar to Approved Jury Instructions in the US Courts. Delineating issues by a Court does not create advantage for anybody because the burden of proof still rest with the Petitioner. Bokor, fails to understand this and he is therefore an idiot. Tribe has nothing to do with this.
ABOTSI 12 years ago

WHO IS THIS BOKOR? IS HE FROM AFLAVENU OR MEPE OR WHERE? GOD HELP GHANA

WHO IS THIS BOKOR? IS HE FROM AFLAVENU OR MEPE OR WHERE? GOD HELP GHANA
Kojo T 12 years ago

Why do you not come up with arguments against what he wrote? Insults do not alter the truth. To run Ghana we need people with BRAINS not little minds full of insults . We live in a competitive Global world. Do you measure up?

Why do you not come up with arguments against what he wrote? Insults do not alter the truth. To run Ghana we need people with BRAINS not little minds full of insults . We live in a competitive Global world. Do you measure up?
Sankofa 12 years ago

Kwadwo, do not allow your political leanings to cloud your judgment.

Just think carefully. Dr Bokor is making a very important point. He is not questioning the judges right to streamline the issues, He is saying that in th ...
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Kwadwo, do not allow your political leanings to cloud your judgment.

Just think carefully. Dr Bokor is making a very important point. He is not questioning the judges right to streamline the issues, He is saying that in this case, they have helped the petitioners as the original complaints included fraud and collusion between the President and the EC. Had these issues been included in the petition, the case would have been dismissed by now because the petitioners have admitted there was no collusion, and no fraud. They have only pointed to irregularities.

However, the inconsistency, unreliability and selectivity of their evidence will be the undoing of this case.

Fairness 12 years ago

He is panicking, because he sees the outcome of the petition on the wall. He is afraid.

He is panicking, because he sees the outcome of the petition on the wall. He is afraid.
Nana Yaw, Boston, USA 12 years ago

Just waste of space!

Just waste of space!
KAKABO 12 years ago

Bokor, Are you now gripped with fear of the outcome of the election petition?. I remember you saying the Petitioners had no case. Are you now coming to the realization that the petitioners have a case after all? The Supreme c ...
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Bokor, Are you now gripped with fear of the outcome of the election petition?. I remember you saying the Petitioners had no case. Are you now coming to the realization that the petitioners have a case after all? The Supreme court did nothing . All what they did was to identify the issues of contention as to whether there were infractions etc and if so did it affect the results.
You are now blaming the petitioners for not requesting for electoral reforms. How do we reform a system which you claim is working perfectly. Talking about electoral reforms means you now realize that the system has some faults. This in itself is a major win for the petitioners. Enjoy your uneasiness up to the day the verdict will be announced.
KOO 12 years ago

Truly this Bokor man is feeling uneasy.He is having nightmares and seeing the dark end of the tunnel.He has now resorted to street hearsays and street news to buttress his article.On the other hand the petitioners have entrus ...
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Truly this Bokor man is feeling uneasy.He is having nightmares and seeing the dark end of the tunnel.He has now resorted to street hearsays and street news to buttress his article.On the other hand the petitioners have entrusted their case in the hands of lawyers who have properly analysed the case and come out with the best evidence and discard the rest,but this man keep on repeating this rubbish over and over again.It is time for him to come up with tangible reasons to convince Ghanaians.
Queen 12 years ago

Bokor is JITTERY, JITTERY,JITTERY.

Bokor is JITTERY, JITTERY,JITTERY.
Sankofa 12 years ago

How many pink sheets were submitted in evidence by the petitioners?

How many pink sheets were submitted in evidence by the petitioners?
K. Slang 12 years ago

Of a sudden or as the illiterate Ghanaian will say all sofo laden, this useless Bokor has a problem with the case dragging on for a long time. Shameless Bokor. Is this not what the NDC really wanted to do? Delay, confuse and ...
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Of a sudden or as the illiterate Ghanaian will say all sofo laden, this useless Bokor has a problem with the case dragging on for a long time. Shameless Bokor. Is this not what the NDC really wanted to do? Delay, confuse and lie their way to remain in the power they stole with the people's money?
Yaw Mensah 12 years ago

" I expect nothing but concentrated humiliation for them (NPP).....". Well said. 29 August 2013 is around the corner. I pray that God will grant us the grace to live to see the 'judgement day'.

" I expect nothing but concentrated humiliation for them (NPP).....". Well said. 29 August 2013 is around the corner. I pray that God will grant us the grace to live to see the 'judgement day'.
czar k 12 years ago

Dr. Bokor, don't forget God works in mysterious ways. Its rather 40 days of creating,looting and sharing the taxes of the ordinary Ghanaian - Woyome, guinea fowl, dubious tree planting, Gyeeda - by the Ndc for the sole purpos ...
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Dr. Bokor, don't forget God works in mysterious ways. Its rather 40 days of creating,looting and sharing the taxes of the ordinary Ghanaian - Woyome, guinea fowl, dubious tree planting, Gyeeda - by the Ndc for the sole purpose of retaining power. They cared less about the suffering we've been going through since 2009. But as you know, God is not asleep. It's so obvious you are scared to death, but don't worry all your fishy deals would be uncovered for, as the saying goes, the length of the frog would be known after its death. Our monies would certainly be recovered. Mark it on the wall.
Kwesi Agbenu 12 years ago

Avoid long articles Bokor. Go straight to the point

Avoid long articles Bokor. Go straight to the point

princewilly@ymail.com 12 years ago

LETS ASSUME THAT IF GHANA IS A FEDERAL STATE ,YOU CANNOT COUNT SEKONDI AND LEAVE TAKORADI ALONE.
THE NPP DID NOT TALK ABOUT THE IRREGULARITIES IN THEIR STRONGHOLD TO BE COUNTED.
WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE HEN IS GOOD FOR THE GUIN ...
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LETS ASSUME THAT IF GHANA IS A FEDERAL STATE ,YOU CANNOT COUNT SEKONDI AND LEAVE TAKORADI ALONE.
THE NPP DID NOT TALK ABOUT THE IRREGULARITIES IN THEIR STRONGHOLD TO BE COUNTED.
WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE HEN IS GOOD FOR THE GUINEA FOWL.
THE GUINEA FOWL IS A NOISY TYPE.
IN ELECTION ITS THE BALLOT PAPER THAT IS COUNTED.
THE GUINEA FOWL EGGS MAY HAVE THE PINK YOLK BUT ITS NOT THE REAL EGG.
THE EGG IS COUNTED IN THE SHELL AND WE HOPE THAT THE SUPREME COURT THROWS THE CASE OUT.
Kalira 12 years ago

Oh npp

Oh npp
Sankofa 12 years ago

Well observed Dr Bokor.

This is a very insightful and interesting angle on this case.

In fact, had the NPP been allowed to stick with collusion as part of the petition, this case would have been over long ago.

The fa ...
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Well observed Dr Bokor.

This is a very insightful and interesting angle on this case.

In fact, had the NPP been allowed to stick with collusion as part of the petition, this case would have been over long ago.

The fact still remains that the primary evidence of the pink sheets is fatally flawed because of the uncertainty over how many were presented, the discrepancies between the various lots and the unreliability of the analysis of the sheets. The selectivity of the evidence is a further issue.

The case cannot stand up to scrutiny.

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