AKOTO-BAMFO,(MRS.) JSC
The prayer of the applicant, the National Democratic Congress is that an order be made for it to be joined to the proceedings commenced by the petitioners herein, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia and Jake Obestebi-Lamptey, the Presidential, Vice Presidential Candidates and national Chairman respectively of the New Patriotic Party in the December 2012 General Elections.
On the 7th and 8th of December 2012, the 2nd respondents, the Electoral Commission, the Constitutional body established under article 43 of the 1992 Constitution conducted the Parliamentary and Presidential elections in the various Constituencies across the length and breadth of this Country. At the end of the voting; the 2nd respondents, through its chairman, the returning officer, for the Presidential polls, declared the 1st respondent, President John Dramani Mahama as having been validly elected as President Elect of the Republic of Ghana.
Thereafter, on the 11th o…