Mixed reactions have trailed the trending video photos and clips of some prominent Nigerians and lawyers who were captured on television sleeping during the presidential election petitions Tribunal proceedings on Wednesday, September 6.
Those seen dozing off some hours into the court session include the former Kano governor and national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; minister of aviation, Festus Keyamo; Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, lawyers and some journalists, Daily Trust reported.
Tribunal Gives Verdict On Electronic Transmission Of Results
Peter Obi and the Labour Party’s petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the electronic transmission of results of the 2023 presidential polls has been dismissed.
According to the tribunal, no law says INEC must mandatorily transfer or electronically transmit the election results from the polling units.
It says the law empowers INEC to decide the means of collation of the results of elections in Nigeria.