{"id":393967,"date":"2018-01-22T12:56:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T12:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=393967"},"modified":"2018-01-22T14:59:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T14:59:22","slug":"documentary-on-2012-election-petition-set-to-premiere-on-january-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/documentary-on-2012-election-petition-set-to-premiere-on-january-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary on 2012 Election Petition set to premiere on January 24"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 60-minute documentary detailing the processes leading up to, during and after the election petition which was filed after the 2012 general elections is set to be premiered at the Accra International Conference Centre on Wednesday January 24, 2018 at 7:20 pm.<\/p>\n
The film, which will be told in four parts, chronicles the period from the submission of the petition in 2013 by then presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, his running-mate, Mahamudu Bawumia and Chairman of the NPP at the time, Jake Obetsebi Lamptey, to the final declaration by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
The documentary, produced SOAS and SPURS and directed by award winning journalist and political historian, Paul Adom Otchere is titled \u2018The Election Petition\u2019 and will also feature a brief look at the history of elections in the country prior to the 2012 polls as well as the petition\u2019s impact on the conduct and outcome of elections in 2016.<\/p>\n