Cross section of lawyers sleeping during proceedings of the Presidential election petitions tribunal

"Nigeria is a joke" as commented by a user as different people reacted in different ways to the trending video of lawyers sleeping during the proceedings of the presidential election petitions tribunal (PEPT).

Cross section of lawyers sleeping during live broadcast of pept

The presidential election petitions tribunal delivers judgment at the Court of Appeal Complex located in the three arms zone, Shehu Shagari way, central business district of Abuja under a heavy security on September 6th 2023.

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The judgment of the PEPT is on three cases challenging the outcome of the February 25th 2023 presidential election.

The five-member panel of the court is headed by Haruna Tsammani had reserved judgements on the petitions after hearing the closing arguments of the parties to the cases in August.

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However, the video of Lawyers sleeping during the live proceedings of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has sparked numerous reactions online as many netizens believe Nigeria as a country is a joke.

As at the time of filling this report, Tribunal strikes out the petition seeking president Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s and Shettima Disqualification.