The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the refusal of its
application for a live broadcast of the presidential election petition
proceedings is not a setback.
Recall that the presidential election petition tribunal
declined the request by Atiku Abubakar, PDP candidate, for a live broadcast of
its proceedings.
Speaking with journalists after the tribunal’s decision,
Eyitayo Jegede, counsel to PDP, said instead of dwelling on refusal, the party
and its candidate were ready for the pre-hearing report.
“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,” Jegede said.
“The petition is separate;
it is ongoing. The application did not succeed to have the televised version of
the proceedings.
“As far as we are concerned, we are now set for hearing.
“Tomorrow, we will be here by God’s grace for the
pre-hearing report that will determine the progress of the petition and the
time the petition will be heard and concluded.”
On whether the party still has confidence in the court, the
lawyer replied: “For us, we are prepared for hearing.”
On the merging of all the petitions challenging the election
of Bola Tinubu, president-elect, Jegede noted that the issue was compelled by
statute adding that they had no objection to it.
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