The NBA said, with the confidence of Nigerians in the judiciary at its lowest ebb, broadcasting the hearings of election petitions...
has called for the live broadcasts of court hearings on election petitions across the country, particularly the presidential election cases.
“In view of the fact that public perception of the judiciary plays a key role in the public acceptance of its decisions, and to help boost the confidence of the public in the judiciary, which is currently at an all-time low, NEC, upon the proposal by the President, unanimously passes the resolution calling for live broadcast of the proceedings of the election petition courts and tribunals, particularly for the presidential election, by volunteering media houses,” the communique read in part.
The petitioners alleged that the election was marred by widespread irregularities, including delay in uploading the polling units results with the Bimodal Verification and Accreditation System to INEC server. With Nigeria switching from balloting to the election petition phase, many Nigerians have expressed lack of confidence in the nation’s judiciary.
It said in its communique it would help citizens to know “particularly how the Electoral Act and other applicable laws are applied to election petition matters.”
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