Live Texts: Asiedu Nketia mounts witness box

Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who is representing both the first and third respondents mounts the witness box today to testify in the petition challenging the declaration of President John Dramani Mahama as the winner of the 2012 presidential election at the Supreme Court.

Judges of the Supreme Court have taken their seats for hearing to commence at 10:00 am.

Petitioners and respondents are in court. Counsel for the parties have introduced team members.

10:00am Hearing begins
Tsatsu wants petitioners to officially close their case. Addison says subject to the outcome of the audit by KPMG they have ended re-examination.

Tsatsu is up. He says Aseidu Nketia is also testifying on behalf of the first respondent, President Mahama. Lithur hands over Aseidu Nketia “General Mosquito” to Tsikata to lead the evidence.

“General Mosquito” mounts the witness box and chooses to swear an oath using the Bible. He introduces himself to the court. He says he has power of attorney signed by H.E John Mahama.

Tsatsu asks him to explain why he is testifying for first respondent.

Aseidu explains that the president was elected by the NDC for 2012 presidential elections. He was sponsored by the party. As general secretary he has been with the president through all meetings in the run-up to the elections.

He defines his role as leading the party's team to IPAC, party primaries, monitoring elections on voting day and training of 52,004 polling agents for the NDC