The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has arrived at the venue of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
Obi is among the petitioners contesting the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Presidential Election and Nigeria’s President-elect on March 1, 2023.
Having attended the recent commissioning of the Dangote Refinery in Lagos State, Obi joins the league of individuals taking part in today’s legal proceedings.
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The Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Haruna Tsammani is the presiding judge at the tribunal.
Recall that the tribunal has earlier dismissed the suit filed by lawyers representing Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, seeking the live broadcast of the tribunal proceedings.
Justices delivered their ruling, stating that the request for televised proceedings holds no relevance to the petition and is not supported by existing legislation.
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According to Justice Haruna Tsammani, who delivered the ruling, “Televising the court cases is not provided for by the constitution, and the powers are not resided hereon.
“This panel sitting as PEPT only has the power to listen to presidential cases. The issue of televising is a policy matter. This court has no power to write that policy.
“However, the justices have authority to give a legal right or enforce the televising of proceedings for the case of fair hearing and justice. This application is devoid of merit and is accordingly dismissed.”
The moment Peter Obi arrived at the Court this morning.
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