By Kamsi Anayo
The Presidential Election Petition Court will on Sept. 6 decide the three petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as winner of the Feb. 25th presidential election.
Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Mohammed Bangari confirmed the date on Monday, assuring that everything has been put in place to ensure hitch free proceedings.
The petitions to be decided are those filed by the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku and his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi as well as that of Allied People Movement (APM).
Bangari said that adequate security has been put in place and that only the invited members of political parties and the general public would be allowed into the court room to avoid congestion and security breaches”
“In a bid to promote transparency and openness these judgments will be televised live by interested television stations for the public to follow.
“Access to the court premises will be strictly on accreditation. Only accredited individuals, including counsel and representatives of political parties, will be granted access into the courtroom. Interested members of the public are advised to watch proceedings from their television sets.
“We appeal for the maximum cooperation of the general public to ensure a hitch free exercise, please,” Bangari said.
