Just like the Presidential candidate of the People’s
Democratic Party in the last election, the candidate of the Labour Party LP in
the same election, Peter Gregory Obi has lost his bid to have the proceedings
of the Presidential Election Petition Court broadcast live to Nigerians.
The Court dismissed Obi’s request on the grounds that he
failed to cite any authority to back up the request.
Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani who delivered the ruling on
Obi’s motion on the request for a live telecast said live streaming of court
proceedings ought to be planned and budgeted for before the the commencement of
trial of any petition.
The Court said Obi did not disclose what he stands to lose
if the proceedings were not televised live.
Having agreed that the request lacked merit in content and
substance, the five Justices proceeded to dismiss it entirely.
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