Live telecast of election petition proceedings likely to turn court to a stadium - Election Petition Court delivers ruling

The petition against the election and declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the last presidential election won't be telecast live to the public according to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC).

According to the court, the request was novel and was not supported y any law in the country.

The unanimous decision was delivered by the Chairman of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani who said the request was not rooted in the petition Atiku filed before the Court.

According to him, a live telecast is likely to turn the court into a stadium or market square and that such must not be allowed for now.

Besides, Justice Tsammani held that granting a live telecast of the proceedings of the petition would not add any totalitarian value to the petition.

Justice Tsammani finally held that the petition was without merit and subsequently dismissed it.

Atiku had approached the court hearing his case against the outcome of the February 25 presidential polls for an order allowing live broadcast of the day to day proceedings regarding his petition because of its monumental importance.

Atiku and the PDP, in the application, specifically prayed the tribunal for “An order Directing the Court’s Registry and the parties on modalities for admission of Media Practitioners and their Equipment into the courtroom.”