Former APC Scribe Demands Live Transmission Of Presidential Election Tribunal Hearing

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, on Thursday, called on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to  transmit its proceedings live to ensure transparency and openness in the conduct of the tribunal.

He also urged the PEPT to urgently commence sitting, ensure accelerated hearing of the case and speedily conclude the case within time statutorily allotted before inauguration on May 29, 2023.

According to him, live transmission would make Nigerians feel a sense of belonging by keeping them abreast of the progress or otherwise of hearings of the petitions as critical stakeholders.

Frank, who is the Ambassador of United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) for East Africa and Middle East, in a statement also called on the DSS to stop being partisan but to concentrate on their constitutionally assigned duties.

He said: “We have seen in other countries even within Africa like Kenya where proceedings on election petition sittings were transmitted live so voters would have the opportunity to see how justice is being dispensed.”

“We know as it stands, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is buying time with delay tactics so as to frustrate the case till after inauguration. This is geared towards allowing the APC to use incumbency powers to influence the judgement of the court.

“But we call on the Tribunal especially the Justices of the Appeal Court and Supreme Court to put Nigeria first before personal interest.

“The people want the proceedings to be transmitted live. They must listen to the call of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) by doing the case differently for the first time.

“In Kenya, the Supreme Court concluded hearing of an election petition case and gave judgement in two weeks and we believe that the judiciary in Nigeria can equally save time and earn the trust of Nigerians by working to terminate the case and give its judgement before the inauguration date.

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