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Summary of 2021 Presidential Election Petition Ahead of Supreme Court Judgment
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March 3, 2021July 24, 2025Constitutional Law

Summary of 2021 Presidential Election Petition Ahead of Supreme Court Judgment

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Facts The Supreme Court shall deliver its judgment in the presidential election petition filed by the flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 presidential elections, John Mahama on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Hearing of the petition began on January 26, 2021. At stake in this petition is Nana Akufo-Addo’s first round victory in the...

Legal Implications of COVID-19 on Nana Akuffo-Addo’s Tenure
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April 14, 2020July 24, 2025Constitutional Law, COVID-19 Insight

Legal Implications of COVID-19 on Nana Akuffo-Addo’s Tenure

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It has become a common concern among students, lawyers, politicians and the wider population about the threat Covid-19 poses to current government of the day should it be impossible for presidential elections to be held within the time stated in the 1992 constitution. In early March, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 as a pandemic. Within...