France, March 5 -- Ghana's Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously dismissed opposition leader John Mahama's petition against the results of the 2020 presidential polls. The ex-president, who ran against incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, said he disagreed with the ruling.

A ruling by Supreme Court judges said Mahama's legal challenge did not meet the five criteria to overturn election results, which handed Akufo-Addo another term in office.

"The truth of what happened on 7 December has been reaffirmed by the Supreme Court," said Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Ghana's information minister.

Akufo-Addo won the 7 December election taking 51.6% of the vote, with challenger Mahama securing 47.4%.

"Much as I'm aware that we're legally bound by the de...