The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, alongside his party, filed the motion.
The Presidential Election Petition Court has fixed May 18, 2023 for deliberation on notice seeking a live telecast of the proceedings of the court.
The tribunal made the revelation on Thursday.
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, alongside his party, filed the motion.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel to Atiku, Chief Chris Uche SAN, told the court that the motion filed on May 7 has been served on all the respondents.
He, however, said that none of the respondents comprising the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have responded to the motion.
In reaction, Tinubu, represented by a legal luminary, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, promised to file his response.
Similar undertakings were made by Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud SAN, who stood for INEC, and Charles Edosomwen SAN, who represented the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Based on the agreement of counsel, the Chairman of the court’s panel, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, fixed Thursday, May 18, for the hearing of the motion.