There was spontaneous jubilation at the seat of government in Accra yesterday, when the Supreme Court\u00a0pronounced President John Dramani Mahama as the legitimate President of the country.<\/p>\n
Moments after the verdict was announced, President Mahama, who was waiting anxiously for the judgement, in the company of the Vice-President, Mr\u00a0Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, and some ministers of state at the Flagstaff\u00a0 House, hugged one another and sang to the glory of God.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, staff at the Presidency, some of whom were in white attires and white armbands, joyously came out of their offices, jubilated and congratulated one another.<\/p>\n
The arrival of the legal team led by Messrs Tsatsu Tsikata and Tony Lithur, counsel for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and President John Mahama, respectively, reignited the celebration.<\/p>\n
Some of the ministers and other officials took turns to take pictures with the lawyers, who held the fort for the President and the NDC in the election petition for about eight months. Most of them did the victory sign.<\/p>\n
The Vice-President, who\u00a0briefed the media, said \u201cwe feel relieved at long last\u201d but added that there was much work ahead which needed the efforts of all Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
He said the poverty level in the country was unacceptable, stressing, \u201cThis is what the government will tackle now with all seriousness at all fronts\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is clear certainty now. We are working for growth and have no doubt, we will work together to put the economy on the right track and improve the lives of majority of the people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Vice-President Amissah-Arthur said because of the strong response to the petition, he was expecting that all the judges would score in favour of the President and added that \u201cnotwithstanding that I have absolute confidence in the justices of the Supreme Court\u201d.<\/p>\n
He commended\u00a0Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, one of the petitioners in the case, for accepting the verdict of the justices, calling to personally congratulate President Mahama on winning the case and for pledging to support the President to improve the lives of Ghanaians.<\/p>\n
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Source: Graphic Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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