The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panin on Tuesday urged Ghanaians to have faith in the nine Justices of the Supreme Court to deliver justice come August 29 on the 2012 presidential election petition.

He said: “The nine justices will decide the faith of our nation and I am sure they will be courageous to do justice for Ghana”.

Osagyefo Ofori-Panin made the remarks in Accra during a peace forum organised by the William Ofori-Atta Heritage in collaboration with the Christian Council of Ghana, the Office of the National Chief Imam and Multimedia Communication.

The forum, which was on the theme: “One nation, One People, One Destiny: Sustaining Ghana’s Democracy,” sought to sensitize Ghanaians on the need to accept the verdict of the Supreme Court and to maintain the peace and stability of the nation.

Other speakers include Mr Sam Okudzeto, a legal luminary; Mr Paul Victor Obeng, Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission and Senior Advisor to the president; Mr Kofi Asamoah, Secretary General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress; and Professor Akosua Adomako Ampofo, Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.

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