Prof Ayittey's article was first posted on Ghanaweb under the news section on September 11, 2013 with the title, "SC Verdict Exposed Polarised Bench". I wrote a rejoinder to challenge his arguments and conclusions (see "Re: S ... read full comment
Prof Ayittey's article was first posted on Ghanaweb under the news section on September 11, 2013 with the title, "SC Verdict Exposed Polarised Bench". I wrote a rejoinder to challenge his arguments and conclusions (see "Re: SC Verdict Exposed Exposed Polarised Bench", Ghanaweb September 15, 2013). Why has it been recycled?
Prof, I have no further comment to make but kindly go and read my rejoinder and the comments from readers. Please accept my apology for the harsh language but your baseless and partisan arguments had to be challenged. For me, the contents of your article fell far below what I expected from someone of your caliber. Have a good day.
Kofi 10 years ago
He is a native of Ghana (born and bred there) but not a citizen of Ghana (possesses a US passport). Perhaps not even a dual citizen!
He is a native of Ghana (born and bred there) but not a citizen of Ghana (possesses a US passport). Perhaps not even a dual citizen!
krikri 10 years ago
the interest of the country? If you are a NATIONALIST AND A PATRIOT, denounce your American citizenship and come to Ghana. ROGUE
the interest of the country? If you are a NATIONALIST AND A PATRIOT, denounce your American citizenship and come to Ghana. ROGUE
jim 10 years ago
This is dangerous academic discourse. I am not sure the so called prof has read the judgment and id he did then not being a lawyer did not understand what he read or has refused to tell the truth for political reasons.And it ... read full comment
This is dangerous academic discourse. I am not sure the so called prof has read the judgment and id he did then not being a lawyer did not understand what he read or has refused to tell the truth for political reasons.And it is a shame if we are supposed to use our academic credentials this way or these credentials are meaningless to mindkind.
MARK 10 years ago
WHERE ARE THE LEADERS WITH VISION?
WHERE ARE THE LEADERS WITH VISION?
Styles 10 years ago
Defeating Dictators ?How about Defeating Your Stupidity? You must be a miserable individual indeed Prof.
Defeating Dictators ?How about Defeating Your Stupidity? You must be a miserable individual indeed Prof.
Ken Ntiamoa 10 years ago
The Prof never insulted anyone. So, why are you insulting him? Can you simply disagree with him without calling him 'stupid'?
Ken
The Prof never insulted anyone. So, why are you insulting him? Can you simply disagree with him without calling him 'stupid'?
Ken
Styles 10 years ago
No,he insulted the intelligence of the SC and the entire citizens that voted in favor of President Mahama. NPP lost the 2012 elections and it's about time they got over it so the nation can move on.Is this Sad Professor not t ... read full comment
No,he insulted the intelligence of the SC and the entire citizens that voted in favor of President Mahama. NPP lost the 2012 elections and it's about time they got over it so the nation can move on.Is this Sad Professor not trying to further set the nation back? We've had enough of this petition crap and post-verdict nonsense.Thanx for your advice anyway.
Joe Turkey 10 years ago
I am tired of getting tired of hearing the non-Supreme nonsense recycled day after day. Looks like every Ghanaian seem to know the solution except no one has come up with one yet. The Supreme Court has made a verdict; isn't i ... read full comment
I am tired of getting tired of hearing the non-Supreme nonsense recycled day after day. Looks like every Ghanaian seem to know the solution except no one has come up with one yet. The Supreme Court has made a verdict; isn't it time for us to move on spend out time thinking about how to solve one - just one - problem? Ah!
Sam, Bern 10 years ago
If you have balls come and stay in Ghana and let do it together.
You will feel the heat.
Why are you still hiding from the realities and just talk talk talk! !,,,,,
If you have balls come and stay in Ghana and let do it together.
You will feel the heat.
Why are you still hiding from the realities and just talk talk talk! !,,,,,
KO 10 years ago
If in the future should there be the need for SC ruling, it will help if one judge wrote the majority decision and another judge wrote for the dissenting opinion. The SC did not help the nation by publishing all 9 judgements ... read full comment
If in the future should there be the need for SC ruling, it will help if one judge wrote the majority decision and another judge wrote for the dissenting opinion. The SC did not help the nation by publishing all 9 judgements.
Dziko Kwame 10 years ago
Another on-line Degree buyer spewing pure garbage here.
On August 29, 2013 The SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA dismissed the NPP Petition by nine Judges voting against zero objection.
It was 9 - 0.
Where are y ... read full comment
Another on-line Degree buyer spewing pure garbage here.
On August 29, 2013 The SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA dismissed the NPP Petition by nine Judges voting against zero objection.
It was 9 - 0.
Where are you coming from, Mr Prof or PhD?
Long live Ghana.
Kofi 10 years ago
You may disagre with Ayitey but he did not buy his PhD online. He is an old man and at the time he got his PhD, internet was not widespread as today. Ayitey, did genuinely obtain his PhD and is a well-known economist of some ... read full comment
You may disagre with Ayitey but he did not buy his PhD online. He is an old man and at the time he got his PhD, internet was not widespread as today. Ayitey, did genuinely obtain his PhD and is a well-known economist of some repute - not the kind that will win the Nobel Prize but then there are thousands of PhD holders in Economics..
Yaw Amofa 10 years ago
This writer "would have preferred not a rerun but a revote of the entire election". From the comfort of their American homes they write as if the world belongs to them.Well, let it be known to them that legal technicalities w ... read full comment
This writer "would have preferred not a rerun but a revote of the entire election". From the comfort of their American homes they write as if the world belongs to them.Well, let it be known to them that legal technicalities will never win you an election!
GENERAL DeGAULE 10 years ago
As if anyone cares for his preferences. He does not set the petition in the wider context. Having declared themselves winners even before the elections it was clear that Akuffo Addo and his cohorts were going to scrap the bot ... read full comment
As if anyone cares for his preferences. He does not set the petition in the wider context. Having declared themselves winners even before the elections it was clear that Akuffo Addo and his cohorts were going to scrap the bottom of the barrel for every possible justification to claim they won the elections even it meant disenfranchising 4 million voters of their constitutional right to vote.
How come they did not pursue their original claim of electoral fraud involving the stealing of Akuffo Addo's vote and the padding of Mahama's vote?
And even worse, they displayed grotesque bad faith and dishonourable character in hiding 2,002 other pink sheets. When they win elections then the EC Chairman is good and the elections fair. When they lose then the verdict has been stolen. They are such an obnoxious lot and this loud mouth of a professor who has promised much and delivered little thinks this subject has mileage. Utter rubbish.
Captain Mosquito, Netherlands 10 years ago
Why are all intelligent people againstbthe SC verdict ? hmmmmmm !!
Why are all intelligent people againstbthe SC verdict ? hmmmmmm !!
martin brew 10 years ago
Stupid losers, give us a fuccking break. Your plans to cause tension and civil strife in Ghana has bee defeated. it was defeated by the Supreme Court and by the good people of Ghana who refused to spill out on the streets to ... read full comment
Stupid losers, give us a fuccking break. Your plans to cause tension and civil strife in Ghana has bee defeated. it was defeated by the Supreme Court and by the good people of Ghana who refused to spill out on the streets to create the chaos you fools had engineered all along.
Just go away; we need no lectures from you nation wreckers.
Pinkblue 10 years ago
You are sore loser because you support NPP.
You are sore loser because you support NPP.
kobby kay 10 years ago
The ruling is in the supreme interest of your mother and father
The ruling is in the supreme interest of your mother and father
KWASEA LIKE THAT 10 years ago
Dead-brain professor.
Dead-brain professor.
mohammed 10 years ago
I am disappointed in your flimsy analysis that hinges on the credibility of the electoral commission. Particularly no biometric no vote and only when the electoral commission deems someone fit for the exception. Can you point ... read full comment
I am disappointed in your flimsy analysis that hinges on the credibility of the electoral commission. Particularly no biometric no vote and only when the electoral commission deems someone fit for the exception. Can you point to a single person the EC exercised this prerogative in ghana and any political party disputed against that prerogative before the count of the vote? you either trust the EC's independence or you don't in that case your so called reforms should have been done by Kufour or Mills. but neither presidents found it troubling and at best ghana' EC was among the best in Africa.
LONTO-BOY 10 years ago
The Supreme Court's decision isn't the end of the world. The ship has already sailed. So forget it!
The Supreme Court's decision isn't the end of the world. The ship has already sailed. So forget it!
kobina 10 years ago
This is the most insightful and erudite analysis of the SC election petition ruling I have read. It's fair and balanced as well as thought-provoking. There is no need insulting the writer if you are unable to comprehend the v ... read full comment
This is the most insightful and erudite analysis of the SC election petition ruling I have read. It's fair and balanced as well as thought-provoking. There is no need insulting the writer if you are unable to comprehend the views expressed in this excellent write-up. The nation owes him a ton of gratitude for this piece of work.
obibini 10 years ago
A typical CIA operative parading as an intellectual analysing the Supreme Court decision.They all have one thing in common-doing everything to undermine the smooth running of the government and the peace and stability of the ... read full comment
A typical CIA operative parading as an intellectual analysing the Supreme Court decision.They all have one thing in common-doing everything to undermine the smooth running of the government and the peace and stability of the nation.Some ghanaians can be fooled but not all Ghanaians can be fooled.
Nii Ashitey 10 years ago
I am afraid the write up is factually inadequate and skewed to score political points rather than an informed analysis of the electoral process and what happened in the elections.The writer thought the judges missed a golden ... read full comment
I am afraid the write up is factually inadequate and skewed to score political points rather than an informed analysis of the electoral process and what happened in the elections.The writer thought the judges missed a golden opportunity to address all his fancies.Forgetting that these judges sat throughout the proceedings and had first hand knowledge of the details of the petition and the contesting claims to form an informed opinion and to help with their judgement.
I don't see on what basis the writer thinks he is more knowledgeable than the judges on the facts and that his prescription is therefore better than the judges and therefore the effrontery to make some political rather than legal conclusions.One wonders what basis this man thinks rerunning of the whole elections will be a better option than the judge's decision.And his prescription for electoral reforms make no sense as well.
Electoral reforms imply a complete change and not improvement of the electoral process.For example proportional representation as an electoral reform will imply For example, under a PR voting system, if 30% of voters support a particular party then roughly 30% of seats will be won by that party.This must take a change of the constitution to make it possible.When we talk of electoral reforms this is what is meant and it will need a complete revamp of the electoral system to achieve it.
The history of elections in Ghana and more so one skewed for political expedience is unhelpful.Dr Ayitey your contribution to the debate is not balance ,it is not objective and has been in totality unhelpful to the present discourse and climate.
NKRUMAH 10 years ago
I HAVE JUST TWO QUESTIONS. 1. WHAT MAKES ANYONE THINK THAT IF A PROFESSOR WRITES AN ARTICLE, ESPECIALLY OF POLITICAL NATURE IT WILL INSPIRE READERSHIP. HAVE WE NOT LEARNT OF LATE THAT THERE ARE MAKOLA PROFESSORS WHO WRITE A L ... read full comment
I HAVE JUST TWO QUESTIONS. 1. WHAT MAKES ANYONE THINK THAT IF A PROFESSOR WRITES AN ARTICLE, ESPECIALLY OF POLITICAL NATURE IT WILL INSPIRE READERSHIP. HAVE WE NOT LEARNT OF LATE THAT THERE ARE MAKOLA PROFESSORS WHO WRITE A LOT,OF TRASH? 2. ARE WE NOT REALLY TIRED OF ALL THESE ARTICLES AND COMMENTS ON THIS COURT CASE?
kobina 10 years ago
Did you read the article or not? Prof Ayittey cannot be classified among your makola professors. Avail yourself of some of his publications in order to acquire much-needed knowledge for yourself.
Did you read the article or not? Prof Ayittey cannot be classified among your makola professors. Avail yourself of some of his publications in order to acquire much-needed knowledge for yourself.
kk 10 years ago
Very excellent and deep intellectual analysis of the SC verdict. The damage some of the judges have done to Ghana's democracy is to endorse illegality, in effect the law is blind when it comes to elections and there are no l ... read full comment
Very excellent and deep intellectual analysis of the SC verdict. The damage some of the judges have done to Ghana's democracy is to endorse illegality, in effect the law is blind when it comes to elections and there are no laws governing elections in Ghana. Its a winner takes all situation. If a political party bribes EC officials, they can subvert the fundamental right of one man one vote, by filling imaginary figures to favour one party. Election results cannot be audited in Ghana.Lawless country.
GhanaBA 10 years ago
well, i know some few things for a fact.
recent increment in fuel, water and electricity, but our net salaries remains the same. there are more poor people than rich folks in this country. things are falling apart.
well, i know some few things for a fact.
recent increment in fuel, water and electricity, but our net salaries remains the same. there are more poor people than rich folks in this country. things are falling apart.
Dadwen 10 years ago
Dear Prof Ayittey,
Your article catalogues most of the 'whys' and 'hows' of what brought us to where we are today---both before and after the election and more importantly after the Supreme Court verdict. As you rightly said ... read full comment
Dear Prof Ayittey,
Your article catalogues most of the 'whys' and 'hows' of what brought us to where we are today---both before and after the election and more importantly after the Supreme Court verdict. As you rightly said, the debate will rage on, and rage on it must, not because of any attempt to get the SC verdict re-examined and possibly reversed, but because we could use all the "lessons learned" from the last election to clean up our act to make the next one and all the elections thereafter better. In this regard and in my humble opinion, you stretched it a little bit when you said in paragraph 4: "I would have preferred, not a re-run but a re-vote of both the presidential and parliamentary elections in a year's time". That will take time and money, money that we don't have much of at this time.
To that end let me say this: to believers in the democratic principles, there was not a heck lot that needed to be said after you wrote in your very first paragraph: "In a 5-4 ruling...the SUPREME COURT on Aug 29 dismissed the petition filed by the NPP, challenging the validity of the Dec 7., 2012 election..." When the SUPREME COURT rules, that is the end of the road for both sides of a litigation, PERIOD.
I guess slowly but surely, we are all learning the hard way that travelling along the road of Democracy is bumpy and not a very easy one. But we have made reasonably impressive headway so far and we should keep that momentum. And moving forward, we cannot make any progress unless we move beyond the SC verdict. Nobody wants to see the affairs of the country put on hold for yet another few more months. Therefore, all this deafening supersonic decibels about forming a second layer of the Supreme Court and the-ever-looming probable call for a revisit to the SC verdict wouldn't do anyone any good. Let's revamp the Supreme Court if we have to (not a 2-tier one for sure) but for now, we have an economy that needs attention. PLEASE, LET'S MOVE ON and as we move on, we could use some of the rather constructive points you raised in your article to fine-tune our legal and parliamentary systems, keeping in mind what to me is the finest line in your whole article: "The national interest is supreme and should trump partisan interests".
Styles 10 years ago
Dadwen,you have said it allGod Richly Bless you. GHANA MUST MOVE ON AS WE REFINE OUR POLITICS AND THE SYSTEM AS WELL.
Dadwen,you have said it allGod Richly Bless you. GHANA MUST MOVE ON AS WE REFINE OUR POLITICS AND THE SYSTEM AS WELL.
Whatever 10 years ago
This country, especially readers in this forum has better things to do than waste its time on whining losers
This country, especially readers in this forum has better things to do than waste its time on whining losers
Wisdom Kwame 10 years ago
This writer has also clearly played the partisan political game. If irregularities can happen with simple counting of pink sheets is it not possible that chalenges can be met with colating result from over 26,000 polling stat ... read full comment
This writer has also clearly played the partisan political game. If irregularities can happen with simple counting of pink sheets is it not possible that chalenges can be met with colating result from over 26,000 polling stations?
What was in court for the judges to decide was the validity of Mahama's presidency and not the efficiency of the EC.
Did the irregularities alluded to affect only one contender in the election.
Where is the evidence that Mahama influenced the EC?
Is it only when NPP loses an election that electoral reforms become necessary?
Kindly note that the EC boss that is being vilified was invited to conduct elections in other countries. No project is recognised in his own town. If NPP wins there is no fraud, but if it loses then there is a fraud. This writer claims to know better what is in the supreme interest of this nation than the 9 SC judges who deliberated on this issue for 8 solid months. To us the lay men the admission by Bawumia to the whole wide world that there was no wrong doing in the election by JM settles everything. It is only when we as a nation learn to accept the truth and defend it that this country's interest will be better served.
KELEVE KORMI 10 years ago
look, you all. many of you are falsely thinking the EC has a problem it has done the right thing for declaring the winner boldly in the 2012 general elections. what l want to say is that our EC is most independent institution ... read full comment
look, you all. many of you are falsely thinking the EC has a problem it has done the right thing for declaring the winner boldly in the 2012 general elections. what l want to say is that our EC is most independent institution we should trust because of the personal incorruptible character of the man Afari Djan. you throw away this man put another so you the kind of result you will have in the future.
SANTROFIE 10 years ago
PROF, HOW DO U EXPECT A RE-VOTE WHEN THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR IT? ELECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN 26,002 POLLING STATIONS. NPP JUST FOUND FAULT WITH JUST 11,000 WHICH WAS LATER WHITTLED DOWN TO ABOUT 8,000. THIS IMPLIES GENERAL ACC ... read full comment
PROF, HOW DO U EXPECT A RE-VOTE WHEN THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR IT? ELECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN 26,002 POLLING STATIONS. NPP JUST FOUND FAULT WITH JUST 11,000 WHICH WAS LATER WHITTLED DOWN TO ABOUT 8,000. THIS IMPLIES GENERAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESULTS DECLARED IN 18,000 POLLING STATIONS. LET'S BE HONEST, IS THAT A BASIS FOR RE-VOTING? AND NO PROOF WAS GIVEN THE COURT THAT THOSE 18,000 PINKS SHEETS WERE BETTER THAN THOSE PRESENTED IN COURT. THAT WAS THE REASON WHY NPP LAWYERS USED TECHNICALITY TO PREVENT THE PINK SHEET FOR ASOKWA, NPP STRONGHOLD, FROM BEING ADMITTED INTO EVIDENCE. IT SPOTTED THE SAME IRREGULARITIES HIGHLIGHTED IN COURT. AND HOW DID THE IRREGULARITIES ARISE IN THE FIRST PLACE? PURE HUMAN ERRORS CAUSED BY INEXPERIENCE!!! IN ALL PREVIOUS ELECTIONS PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS MANNED ALL POINTS IN THE POLLING STATIONS. FOR SOME INEXPLICABLE REASONS, THEY WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 2012. THIS NECESSITATED NOVICES BEING TRAINED OVER ABOUT A MONTH TO CARRY OUT THE NUMEROUS PRESSURE-COOKER JOBS ON ELECTION DAY. THAT IS THE SOURCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS. AGAIN NPP DIDNT CITE OVER-VOTING BECAUSE THE VOTES CAST EXCEEDED REGISTERED VOTERS AT POLLING STATION. IN FACT NOT ONE INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENED. THEY CITED IT BECAUSE ON SOME PINK SHEETS, VOTES IN THE BALLOT BOXES EXCEEDED BALLOTS ALLEGEDLY ISSUED. THIS COULD BE DUE TO MISCHIEVE MAKING WHICH THE EC SAID COULD BE WEEDED OUT AT POLLING STATIONS BEFORE COUNTING. PROBLEM WASN'T BIOMETRIC VOTING PER SAY. NO ONE HAS ISSUE WITH IT WHEN IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. BUT WHEN THEY BREAKDOWN SHOULD A GHANAIAN LOSE HIS ENTRENCHED RIGHT TO VOTE? IVORY COAST, KENYA HAVE DEEP-SEATED TRIBAL HATREDS FOR WHICH ELECTION WAS USED AS EXCUSE TO WHIP UP. DO WE HAVE SUCH ANIMOSITIES AMOND THE MAJORITY TRIBES IN GHANA? NO. 2016 WOULD BE PEACEFUL. THE BEST CHANCE FOR NPP TO RETAIN POWER WAS IN 2008 WHEN KUFUOR WAS BAOUT TO LEAVE. EVEN THEN WITH ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF INCUBEMNCY THEY LOST? WHAT MADE THEM THINK THAT THEY WOULD WIN 2012 FROM OPPOSITION?. TRUTH BE TOLD THEY WASTED THEIR CAMPAIGN ON FREVOLITIES UNTIL THEY LATCHED UNTO TREE EDUCATION CATCH PHRASE. BUT ELECTIONS THESE DAYS ARE NOT WON BY VOTE SOLDIERS IT IS BY FLOATING VOTERS. JUST LOOK AT THE MARGINS.FREE EDUCATION IS POPULAR BUT NOT FEASIBLE WITHOUT MASSIVE EXPANSION IN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS WHAT THE NDC OPTED FOR WITH ITS PLEDGE TO BUILD 200 NEW COMMUNITY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS WHICH THE FLOATING VOTERS BOUGHT INTO. WITH BIOMETRIC REGISTER, BLOATED VOTERS LIST IS AN EVIL OF THE PAST, NOT IN THE CURRENT REGISTER. THE COURT WOULD HAVE FOUNDED FOR NPP IF IT HAD BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN ITS INITIAL CLAIM OF VOTE PADDING AND VOTE CUTTING. ONCE IT COULDN'T PRESENT THAT IN COURT, TALK LESS OF SUSTAINING IT, THE CASE WAS LOST AB INITIO.
ghanabakwame 10 years ago
Menua pewo baabi tena. If ghana go well is good for all ghanaians. So you the leaders should rule it the way you think is better. Could you believe somebody did not allowed to vote because of this BV? But now its not necessar ... read full comment
Menua pewo baabi tena. If ghana go well is good for all ghanaians. So you the leaders should rule it the way you think is better. Could you believe somebody did not allowed to vote because of this BV? But now its not necessary.
ghanabakwame 10 years ago
You this guys been paid to attack any discussion going on in the country must be careful and think of your future. Democracy is not by one way business. We go by research and understand the movement of the rule of law. To me ... read full comment
You this guys been paid to attack any discussion going on in the country must be careful and think of your future. Democracy is not by one way business. We go by research and understand the movement of the rule of law. To me what the EC read to we ghanaians and what happen at the SC surprised me.
Papa Yaw 10 years ago
Why
Why
KWAME BOATENG 10 years ago
ENOUGH ALREADY.JUST STOP ALL THIS NON-SENSE(EMPHASIS MINE)
ENOUGH ALREADY.JUST STOP ALL THIS NON-SENSE(EMPHASIS MINE)
Agbo 10 years ago
Ghanaians, by the time they get to know what NDC is doing to Ghana, it would have been tooooo late.
Ghanaians, by the time they get to know what NDC is doing to Ghana, it would have been tooooo late.
GHANAIAN OBSERVER 10 years ago
THE IMAGE OF GHANA'S SUPREME COURT IS ALREADY DENTED. WITH JUSTICES ATUGUBA AND BAMFO (LATE ATTA MILLS CONCUBINE/GIRLFRIEND) SIDED AND SHARED SECRET NOTES WITH RESPONDENT (NDC, MAHAMA AND ELECTORAL COMMISIONER) LAWYERS AFTER ... read full comment
THE IMAGE OF GHANA'S SUPREME COURT IS ALREADY DENTED. WITH JUSTICES ATUGUBA AND BAMFO (LATE ATTA MILLS CONCUBINE/GIRLFRIEND) SIDED AND SHARED SECRET NOTES WITH RESPONDENT (NDC, MAHAMA AND ELECTORAL COMMISIONER) LAWYERS AFTER EVERY PROCEEDINGS; AND ATUGUBA OPEN COURT SHOUT AND YELLING AT PETITIONERS LAWYERS; AND ATUGUBA’S MACHO AND AUTHORITARIAN ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOR AS PRESIDENT OF THE COURT, HAS MADE GHANA'S SUPREME COURT USELESS, LAUGHING STOCK AND UNIMPORTANT JUDICIAL HEAD OF THE COUNTRY. IN THE EYES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND GHANAIAN POPULACE AT HOME AND ABROAD, THE TOP COURT IS BIAS AND CORRUPT. GHANAIANS CAN NO LONGER DEPEND ON IT TO SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION. INDEED, IT IS VERY PATHETIC FOR CHIEF JUSTICE TO APPOINT PARTISAN AND BIAS JUDGE LIKE ATUGUBA TO HEAD SUCH SENSITIVE AND IMPORTANT CASE. ATUGUBA’S BEHAVIOR AND ATITUDE HAS BROUGHT ONE OF THE REPUTABLE AND HIGHLY RESPECTED COURT IN THE WORLD, GHANA SUPREME COURT INTO THE MUD. IT WILL TAKE YEARS FOR THE COURT TO REDEEM ITS IMAGE.
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Confused Sore losers!
Prof Ayittey's article was first posted on Ghanaweb under the news section on September 11, 2013 with the title, "SC Verdict Exposed Polarised Bench". I wrote a rejoinder to challenge his arguments and conclusions (see "Re: S ...
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He is a native of Ghana (born and bred there) but not a citizen of Ghana (possesses a US passport). Perhaps not even a dual citizen!
the interest of the country? If you are a NATIONALIST AND A PATRIOT, denounce your American citizenship and come to Ghana. ROGUE
This is dangerous academic discourse. I am not sure the so called prof has read the judgment and id he did then not being a lawyer did not understand what he read or has refused to tell the truth for political reasons.And it ...
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WHERE ARE THE LEADERS WITH VISION?
Defeating Dictators ?How about Defeating Your Stupidity? You must be a miserable individual indeed Prof.
The Prof never insulted anyone. So, why are you insulting him? Can you simply disagree with him without calling him 'stupid'?
Ken
No,he insulted the intelligence of the SC and the entire citizens that voted in favor of President Mahama. NPP lost the 2012 elections and it's about time they got over it so the nation can move on.Is this Sad Professor not t ...
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I am tired of getting tired of hearing the non-Supreme nonsense recycled day after day. Looks like every Ghanaian seem to know the solution except no one has come up with one yet. The Supreme Court has made a verdict; isn't i ...
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If you have balls come and stay in Ghana and let do it together.
You will feel the heat.
Why are you still hiding from the realities and just talk talk talk! !,,,,,
If in the future should there be the need for SC ruling, it will help if one judge wrote the majority decision and another judge wrote for the dissenting opinion. The SC did not help the nation by publishing all 9 judgements ...
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Another on-line Degree buyer spewing pure garbage here.
On August 29, 2013 The SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA dismissed the NPP Petition by nine Judges voting against zero objection.
It was 9 - 0.
Where are y ...
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You may disagre with Ayitey but he did not buy his PhD online. He is an old man and at the time he got his PhD, internet was not widespread as today. Ayitey, did genuinely obtain his PhD and is a well-known economist of some ...
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This writer "would have preferred not a rerun but a revote of the entire election". From the comfort of their American homes they write as if the world belongs to them.Well, let it be known to them that legal technicalities w ...
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As if anyone cares for his preferences. He does not set the petition in the wider context. Having declared themselves winners even before the elections it was clear that Akuffo Addo and his cohorts were going to scrap the bot ...
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Why are all intelligent people againstbthe SC verdict ? hmmmmmm !!
Stupid losers, give us a fuccking break. Your plans to cause tension and civil strife in Ghana has bee defeated. it was defeated by the Supreme Court and by the good people of Ghana who refused to spill out on the streets to ...
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You are sore loser because you support NPP.
The ruling is in the supreme interest of your mother and father
Dead-brain professor.
I am disappointed in your flimsy analysis that hinges on the credibility of the electoral commission. Particularly no biometric no vote and only when the electoral commission deems someone fit for the exception. Can you point ...
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The Supreme Court's decision isn't the end of the world. The ship has already sailed. So forget it!
This is the most insightful and erudite analysis of the SC election petition ruling I have read. It's fair and balanced as well as thought-provoking. There is no need insulting the writer if you are unable to comprehend the v ...
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A typical CIA operative parading as an intellectual analysing the Supreme Court decision.They all have one thing in common-doing everything to undermine the smooth running of the government and the peace and stability of the ...
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I am afraid the write up is factually inadequate and skewed to score political points rather than an informed analysis of the electoral process and what happened in the elections.The writer thought the judges missed a golden ...
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I HAVE JUST TWO QUESTIONS. 1. WHAT MAKES ANYONE THINK THAT IF A PROFESSOR WRITES AN ARTICLE, ESPECIALLY OF POLITICAL NATURE IT WILL INSPIRE READERSHIP. HAVE WE NOT LEARNT OF LATE THAT THERE ARE MAKOLA PROFESSORS WHO WRITE A L ...
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Did you read the article or not? Prof Ayittey cannot be classified among your makola professors. Avail yourself of some of his publications in order to acquire much-needed knowledge for yourself.
Very excellent and deep intellectual analysis of the SC verdict. The damage some of the judges have done to Ghana's democracy is to endorse illegality, in effect the law is blind when it comes to elections and there are no l ...
read full comment
well, i know some few things for a fact.
recent increment in fuel, water and electricity, but our net salaries remains the same. there are more poor people than rich folks in this country. things are falling apart.
Dear Prof Ayittey,
Your article catalogues most of the 'whys' and 'hows' of what brought us to where we are today---both before and after the election and more importantly after the Supreme Court verdict. As you rightly said ...
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Dadwen,you have said it allGod Richly Bless you. GHANA MUST MOVE ON AS WE REFINE OUR POLITICS AND THE SYSTEM AS WELL.
This country, especially readers in this forum has better things to do than waste its time on whining losers
This writer has also clearly played the partisan political game. If irregularities can happen with simple counting of pink sheets is it not possible that chalenges can be met with colating result from over 26,000 polling stat ...
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look, you all. many of you are falsely thinking the EC has a problem it has done the right thing for declaring the winner boldly in the 2012 general elections. what l want to say is that our EC is most independent institution ...
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PROF, HOW DO U EXPECT A RE-VOTE WHEN THERE WAS NO BASIS FOR IT? ELECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IN 26,002 POLLING STATIONS. NPP JUST FOUND FAULT WITH JUST 11,000 WHICH WAS LATER WHITTLED DOWN TO ABOUT 8,000. THIS IMPLIES GENERAL ACC ...
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Menua pewo baabi tena. If ghana go well is good for all ghanaians. So you the leaders should rule it the way you think is better. Could you believe somebody did not allowed to vote because of this BV? But now its not necessar ...
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You this guys been paid to attack any discussion going on in the country must be careful and think of your future. Democracy is not by one way business. We go by research and understand the movement of the rule of law. To me ...
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Why
ENOUGH ALREADY.JUST STOP ALL THIS NON-SENSE(EMPHASIS MINE)
Ghanaians, by the time they get to know what NDC is doing to Ghana, it would have been tooooo late.
THE IMAGE OF GHANA'S SUPREME COURT IS ALREADY DENTED. WITH JUSTICES ATUGUBA AND BAMFO (LATE ATTA MILLS CONCUBINE/GIRLFRIEND) SIDED AND SHARED SECRET NOTES WITH RESPONDENT (NDC, MAHAMA AND ELECTORAL COMMISIONER) LAWYERS AFTER ...
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Vqoyjy Enjoyed every bit of your blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Cool.
Pzy3Zd Major thanks for the blog post.Much thanks again.
ePwz3q Thanks again for the blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Great.