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Dr. Kobina Arthur Kennedy, an outspoken member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lashed out at the Supreme Court justices over their ruling last Thursday that said chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Adukwei Mensa cannot be compelled to mount the witness box to testify in the election petition filed by ex-President John Mahama.
In a write up, Dr. Arthur Kennedy who is based in the United States of America (USA) described the apex court’s ruling as unjust.
This is the full text of the write up;
UNJUST RULING BY THE SUPREME COURT
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Jean Mensa, need not testify in the Election petition that is before the court.
The legal precedents cited were impeccable. They were eloquent. My head is still swimming with Adinyira etc, etc. Even before then, Ace Ankomah had delivered a preview that was brilliant and detailed.. While the ruling was legal, it didn’t further the search for truth and justice.
The court, respectfully, was too focused on law rather than justice.
While many Ghanaians don’t care about former President Mahama, they care about Ghana’s reputation for the conduct of fair elections. Regardless of what the law says, the EC owes the nation an explanation of how and why our election results had to be changed so many times. These changes in results, even if the final tally was right, could have led to civil war in many countries. And people died during this election. Therefore, he EC owes Ghana an explanation of what happened.
The court would have done a great service to Ghana if it had found a way to get the EC Chair on the stand, under oath, to explain to Ghanaians what happened and why. This followed by a cross-examination by Attorney Tsikata would have been good and great for Ghana.
While many legal luminaries have explained the rightness of the ruling according to law, the court, the EC and the President lost in the court of public opinion.
Imagine a closely fought league season with Hearts and Kotoko neck and neck and the season coming down to one epic match, won controversially by Hearts. Kotoko, believing a replay might be necessary based on the Match Commissioner’s report, appeal for its release. If the GFA, joined whole-heartedly by Hearts, refused to release the report, how would that look?
The law may follow precedent blindly but justice does not. That is why courts overturn their own precedents all the time, in pursuit of justice. Our courts gave us re:Akoto and quite a few other decisions that many in our country now regret. The US Supreme Court gave America Dred Scott and Plessy v Ferguson that are now condemned.
This defeat in the court of law, for the petitioner, will be, in the long run, a great victory in the court of public opinion.
Our democracy, our Electoral Commission , the Supreme Court and our President have been harmed by a ruling that suggests, unfortunately, that the EC has something to hide and the courts and the victorious President wants to help in hiding it.
May God bless Ghana.
Arthur Kobina Kennedy (12 February, 2021)
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