Election Petition Tribunal to televise judgement live
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Election Petition Tribunal
In a twist of event, the Court of Appeal has announced that the judgement it will deliver on Wednesday on the petitions filed by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party–LP, Mr Peter Obi and his PDP counterpart, Atiku Abubakar would be televised live.
According to the Appeal Court, the decision is to promote, transparency and openness.
Mr Umar Bangari, the Chief Registrar, Court of Appeal, stated this in a statement while disclosing the official date for the judgment on the petitions filed filed by the various aggrieved parties.
He added that only accredited persons, including counsel and representatives of political parties, would be granted access to the courtroom on judgment day.
It read, “The Court of Appeal wishes to inform the General Public that judgment in the following petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Court will be delivered on Wednesday 6th September 2023: CA/PEPC/03/2023 between Mr. Peter Gregory Obi & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 3 Ors. CA/PEPC/04/2023 between Allied Peoples Movement VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 4 Ors. .CA/PEPC/05/2023 between Abubakar Atiku & Anor VS. Independent National Electoral Commission & 2 Ors. In a bid to promote transparency and openness, these judgments will be televised live by interested Television Stations for the public to follow.”
“Access to the Court premises will be strictly on accreditation. Only accredited individuals, including Counsel and representatives of Political Parties, will be granted access to the courtroom. Interested members of the public are advised to watch proceedings from their television sets. We appeal for the maximum cooperation of the general public to ensure a hitch-free exercise, please,” the statement added.
