Presidential Election Petition Court to deliver judgment Wednesday; Live coverage allowed

By Wandoo Sombo/Edith Nwapi
Abuja, Sept. 4, 2023

The Presidential Election Petition Court, has confirmed Wednesday, Septemebr 6, 2023 as date for judgment in the three petitions challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Mr. Umar Bangari confirmed the date to judiciary correspondents on Monday.
According to Bangari, everything has been put in place to ensure that the judgment in the three petitions pending before the court is delivered hitch free.
They are the petitions filed by the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abubakar Atiku, the Labour Party and it’s Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and that of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
Bangari alluded to the fact that adequate security had been put in place and that only the invited members of political parties and the general public would be allowed into the court room.
This he said was to avoid congestion and security breaches.
He also said that media houses that wished to televise the judgment live would be allowed to do so but at no cost to the court.