Atiku, PDP React After Tribunal Dismisses Application for Live Broadcast, Reveals Position

• Nigeria's main opposition, PDP, and its flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar, have reacted to the recent court ruling on a live broadcast of the tribunal
• Atiku and the PDP maintained the court's verdict is not a setback to their petition filed against the APC and the president-elect, Bola Tinubu
• Counsel to PDP and Abubakar, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, stated this immediately after the PEPC’s decision on Monday, May 22

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its flagbearer in the February 25 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, May 22, reacted to the recent verdict at the tribunal.

The PDP and Atiku on Monday, May 22, stated that the dismissal of their application for a live broadcast by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) was not a setback to their petition against Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, The Guardian reported.

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Atiku, PDP say "tribunal verdict, not a setback"

Counsel to PDP and Abubakar, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, made this statement shortly after the PEPC’s decision, PremiumTimes report added.

“There is no setback here. The court, in its wisdom, decided that the subject of our application on the live streaming and open telecast did not, in any way, connect with the merit of our petition.

“The petition is separate; it is ongoing. The application did not succeed to have the televised version of the proceedings," Jegede told newsmen.

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Presidential tribunal gives verdict on Atiku, Obi’s request for live broadcast of proceedings

The presidential election petition tribunal ruled out the application seeking the live coverage of proceedings in court.

The decision was issued on Monday, May 22, at the court of appeal in Abuja when Justice Haruna Tsammani ruled out the application of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party.

The jurors ruled that televising the proceedings was novel and added no value to the petition as it is not stipulated in Nigeria's constitution or legal framework.

Source: Legit.ng