The five-member Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, has decided to defer its ruling on the application made by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) for the live streaming of court proceedings.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the announcement was made just moments ago following the adoption of processes by the lawyers representing the parties involved.
Awa Kalu (SAN), the lawyer representing Obi and the LP, passionately urged the court to grant the application in the interest of the public’s right to access information.
Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), representing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Wole Olanipekun (SAN), representing Bola Tinubu, and Kashim Shettima, and Adeniyi Akintola (SAN), representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), presented their counter affidavits and pleaded with the court to reject the application. They argued that the application lacked merit and would serve as a distraction to the court.
The court has adjourned further pre-hearing sessions in the petition until Saturday, where more deliberations will take place.
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