The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has deferred Mr Atiku Abubakar’s case for live coverage of proceedings.
On May 8, Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and former vice president, submitted a motion for an order allowing live coverage of the daily court proceedings on the action they launched against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, which began on Monday.
The PDP candidate informed the court through his counsel, Chris Uche, that all parties in the matter had met and created a team to harmonise and streamline essential areas and components of the pre-hearing session.
Uche said he is yet to receive a response from the respondents with respect to the motion for live coverage of proceedings.
Responding, counsels to the president-elect and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said they were served on Tuesday, but assured the court that their responses will be ready between Monday and Tuesday next week.
All the parties also agreed to be back on Thursday, May 18 for the continuation of the pre-hearing of the applications.
Newsclick Nigeria had reported how the PDP candidate arrived in court to hear his application for live coverage of proceedings.
He was accompanied by a former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke; a former governor of Adamawa State, Bonny Haruna; a former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu; and former PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, among other dignitaries.
Also present at the pre-hearing is the party’s governorship candidate in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye.
I am at the Court of Appeal, the venue of the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), to observe the proceedings of today's hearing. -AA pic.twitter.com/gnfHIgJYtY
— Atiku Abubakar (@atiku) May 11, 2023