Presidential Tribunal to deliver Judgement this week, allows live broadcast

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The long-awaited decision of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected on Wednesday, September 6th.

On Monday, Court of Appeal Registrar Umar Bangari told media that the proceedings would be open to live transmission by interested television stations.

The Labour Party (LP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Allied Peoples Movement (APM), along with their presidential candidates, petitioned the tribunal to overturn President Bola Tinubu’s victory as the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

Judgement is also expected to be delivered by election tribunals in 25 states for governorship, National Assembly, and state assembly election petitions.

The results of the polls announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are being contested in no fewer than 25 states out of the 28 states where elections were conducted.