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Matters Arising Out of the Abdulai Court: Presiding Members can Wear two Hats
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Matters Arising Out of the Abdulai Court: Presiding Members can Wear two Hats

Article 110(1) of the Constitution provides that “subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament may, by standing orders, regulate its own procedure.” Article 101 provides that “the Speaker shall preside in Parliament at all sittings and in his absence a Deputy Speaker shall preside.” The person presiding at these sittings wield enormous powers. He...

Summary of 2021 Presidential Election Petition Ahead of Supreme Court Judgment
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Summary of 2021 Presidential Election Petition Ahead of Supreme Court Judgment

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...