Tribunal dismisses Atiku, Obi’s request for live telecast of election petition

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Monday in Abuja dismissed the request by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar for the live stream of proceedings of his petition against the election and declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the last presidential election.

The Court in a unanimous ruling delivered by the Chairman of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon dismissed the application for lacking in merit.

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The held that the request was though novel but not supported by any law in the country for now.

The Five-man panel said that the request was not rooted from the petition Atiku filed before the Court.

Justice Tsammani also said that the request was capable of turning the Court to Stadium or market square and that such must not be allowed for now.

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Besides, Justice Tsammani held that granting 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.

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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.” (Guardian)