ELECTION TRIBUNAL: FALANA, OTHERS BACK LIVE BROADCAST

The debate over whether or not to broadcast live the proceedings of the presidential election petitions tribunal has continued.

On March 24, the NBA president noted that a live telecast is in the interest of the people of Nigeria, explaining that Section 36 (1) and (3) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides that judicial proceedings should be conducted in public.

He noted that providing public access to the proceedings would meet the aspirations of the public to participate in the process.

The National Judicial Council (NJC) under Justice Tanko Muhammad had on May 5, 2020, brought fresh guidelines for the virtual sitting of the courts with platforms such as Zoom, Google Meetings, and other tools with electronic recording functionalities.

Earlier, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, had in April 2020 announced new guidelines for the court proceedings, part of which includes TV broadcast.

The executive director of Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights, Frank Tietie, said the constitution’s provision allows live broadcast except where there is a need to preserve public order and morality in certain matters.

Reacting, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana said the live broadcast of the proceedings of the election petitions tribunal would be “in the interest of the country’s judges, and the public as it enhances the credibility of the judiciary.

He advocated for the public broadcast as it would restore the belief of the common man in the judicial process.

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