The Supreme Court is today, Thursday, 14 January 2021  expected to hear the motion filed by former President John Dramani Mahama requesting an amendment to the election petition he filed challenging the validity of the declaration of President Akufo-Addo as winner of the 2020 presidential election.

The motion for amendment is seeking the permission of the apex court of the land, to correct a mistake in relief (f) of the election petition.

Per the current state of relief (f), Mr. Mahama wants the court to order a re-run between himself and the first respondent, which as stated in the petition turns out to be the Electoral Commission.

This Mr. Mahama seeks to amend and the Apex court is expected to hear that motion later this morning.

Mr. Mahama is also requesting that the court allows a live telecast of the hearing for the election petition just as was done in 2012.

Mr. Mahama and the NDC have rejected the 2020 presidential election result describing it as flawed.

They have, thus, refused to recognise Nana Akufo-Addo as President although he has been officially sworn in.

Mr Mahama is arguing that neither he nor President Akufo-Addo attained a clear majority because of the omission of the Techiman South constituency from the provisional declaration of results by the EC.

The EC, however, said President Akufo-Addo garnered 51.59 percent of the votes while Mr. Mahama got 47.37 percent.

Mr Mahama is asking the Supreme Court to order a re-run of the presidential election for him and Nana Akufo-Addo.