The first day of the election petition trial against Hon. Peter Amewu saw Prof. Margaret Kweku, the primary petitioner, testify in the Ho High Court. Prof. Kweku, representing all five petitioners, had her witness statement, filed on May 30, 2024, adopted as her evidence-in-chief. Among the documents submitted were the Electoral Commission’s announcement from December 6, 2020, which prevented voters in the SALL traditional areas from participating in the parliamentary elections.
Prof. Kweku also presented documents the court had ordered the Electoral Commission to produce, including a list of registered voters in the SALL traditional areas. The list indicated that there were 17,688 registered voters in these areas.
During cross-examination, Prof. Kweku, a medical doctor and lecturer at the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Hohoe, deferred the explanation of various Constitutional Instruments referenced in her statement to her counsel, as she was not technically qualified to interpret them.
Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata, announced that there would be no re-examination and no additional witnesses for the petitioners.
The court granted a motion by Counsel for Hon. Peter Amewu to amend his response to the election petition. Neither counsel for the petitioners nor the 1st Respondents opposed the motion. The court gave the 2nd Respondent 48 hours to file the amended response and five days to file any further issues or an amended witness statement.
The case was adjourned to June 26, 2024, when Hon. Peter Amewu is expected to testify. A continuation date of July 2, 2024, was also set by the court.
During the Case Management Conference (CMC) preceding Prof. Kweku’s testimony, Counsel for the Electoral Commission informed the court that the Commission would not call any witnesses.
