Election Petition Tribunal dismisses request by Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi for live streaming of proceedings

Tue, May 23, 2023

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THE Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the Abuja Appeal Court has dismissed the applications by both HE Atiku Abubakar and HE Peter Obi to stream court proceedings live on television to Nigerians and beyond.

Delivering judgement, the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-man panel unanimously ruled that the order sought by the petitioners for live telecast is outside the scope of the petition, assuring however that it will not in anyway affect the adherence to fair hearing of the petitions.

Many keen Nigerians anticipated this ruling the moment the same Tribunal pasted notices all over the walls of the courtroom last Friday, banning the use of phones in court.

Proceedings continue in court.

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