Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, will today rule on application of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party over the need for the he
Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, will today rule on application of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party over the need for the hearing to be broadcast by the media.
The All Progressives Congress, APCand the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had kicked against it.
They described the application as “unnecessary.”
They argued that the application relates to policy formulation of the court, which is outside the PEPC’s jurisdiction as constituted.
Atiku and the PDP in an application dated May 5, filed by their counsel, Chris Uche, SAN, specifically prayed to the court for an order directing the court’s registry and the parties on modalities for admission of media practitioners and their equipment into the courtroom.
After hearing the arguments from all the parties last Thursday, the court reserved a ruling on the application till Monday (today).
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