BREAKING: Tribunal Gives Fresh Directives in Atiku’s Suit Against Tinubu, INEC

• Nigerians and electorates who voted during the recently concluded general elections may be able to follow and monitor the presidential tribunal live
• The presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his legal team applied for the proceedings to be broadcast as part of their suit before the tribunal
• However, the tribunal sat on it on Tuesday, May 9 and resorted to an adjournment until Thursday, May 11

FCT, Abuja - The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) at the pre-hearing session on Tuesday, May 9, adjourned the suit filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s Atiku Abubakar seeking for the court session be televised on national TV.

It was gathered by Legit.ng that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, were all included in the suit.

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The development was confirmed in a tweet by the official Twitter handle of the PDP at exactly 12:12 pm on Tuesday, May 9.

According to the tweet, the PEPT admitted the suit while the counsel involved in the lawsuit was allowed to make their argument.

The tweet reads:

"After the adoptions and arguments by counsels at the pre-hearing session, the court has adjourned to Thursday, May 11, 2023, by 2:00 Pm to allow other parties, I.e. APC, Bola Tinubu and INEC, to respond to PDP and Atiku Abubakar’s application for the Live Transmission of the hearings."

All concerned parties are expected to return for the resumption of the hearing on Thursday, May 11, as adjourned by the jurors.

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This, in turn, will confirm if Nigerians and electorates who participated in the recently concluded 2023 general elections can view the court proceedings from the comfort of their home.

Presidential Tribunal: Atiku, PDP apply for live telecast of court proceedings

Recall that Legit.ng reported that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar applied for the live telecast of the presidential tribunal.

Atiku says the live telecast is necessary because the issue in court is a national priority and must not elude the electorates who participated in the elections.

He also prayed to the tribunal to withdraw the certificate of return of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Source: Legit.ng