In barely 48 hours to the much-awaited judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), Nigerians have expressed security concerns as there are indications to stage violent protests to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters.
Following the announcement by the PEPC that judgment on the multiple petitions filed by the presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and Allied Peoples Movement (APM), seeking to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu, will come up tomorrow, September 6 2023.
Chief Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Umar Mohammed Bangari, who confirmed the date yesterday, said live telecast of the judgment by interested television stations will be allowed at no cost to the court.
He further assured adequate security has been put in place as only invited members of political parties and the public would be allowed into the courtroom to avoid congestion and security breaches.
The Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel of the court had on August 1, reserved judgment, after all the parties adopted their final briefs of argument for and against the petitions.
In their final written address, Atiku and the PDP, through their legal team anchored by Chris Uche, urged the court to declare President Tinubu was not qualified to participate in the February 25 presidential poll.
The report has stirred reactions online and offline as Nigerians hope the judgement won't result into crisis.
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