Addison Ends Re-Examination Of Bawumia

Lead counsel for the petitioners, Philip Addison has ended the re-examination of the star witness in the election petition case, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

During the re-examination, Mr Addison was interrupted by a series of objections from lawyers of the respondents.

Prior to the court's decision to go on a short recess, Philip Addison in his re-examination, called on the witness to identify 11 out of 20 polling stations bothering on duplicated serial numbers which was in his 'further and better particulars' he made reference to during the cross-examination.

Lawyer for the third respondents, Tsatsu Tsikata, however objected saying the witness identified the specific polling stations.

President of the panel of judges, William Atuguba also indicated he had a record of the 11 identified polling stations. Addison then refrained from continuing with his question

Mr Tsikata also objected when Philip Addison tried to lead Dr Bawumia to make changes in the categorization of some of the polling stations as a result of quality control and further scrutiny .

Mr Tsikata opposed that the pleading of petitioners has not been amended, adding that their testimony in respect of quality control was specific and that it is not open in re-examination to seek questions set out already. He therefore argued that changes may require him to do another cross-examination.

Mr Addison eventually managed to submit the 'further and better particulars' of Dr Bawumia, which preceded the re-examination.

Mr Addison therefore told the court that subject to the deferred ruling, he was done with his re-examination.

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