The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) yesterday, May 9, rejected the request by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, for a prompt hearing of their motion to have the proceedings broadcast live.
Politics Nigeria gathered that their lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN) had, at the pre-hearing, said his client filed a motion to have the proceedings televised.
Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) for INEC, Akin Olujinmi (SAN) for Bola Tinubu, and Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) for the APC said they would file their responses within the time allowed by the rules of the court.
Justice Haruna Tsammani ruled that Uche’s application would be heard along with other pending ones.
The judge said the application would be considered for hearing after the respondents had filed their responses within the time allowed.
He adjourned further pre-hearing sessions till 2 pm tomorrow.
Justice Tsammani directed lawyers to harmonise their positions on documents to be tendered, those to be objected to, and those to be allowed in without objection.
He also ordered them to file their distilled issues for determination.
The court gave similar directives on the petition by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
It adjourned further pre-hearing session in the petition by the APM till 9 am tomorrow.
