For scores of political junkies who had hoped to connect with the Ondo State electoral tribunal in the case instituted by MR Eyitayo Olayinka Jegede against the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, it was a fruitless wait on Tuesday April 20, 2021.
Most political enthusiasts were disappointed and refused connection via zoom in the election ruling chosen and announced by the secretary of the tribunal.
Only one hundred individuals were allowed entry by the host to the platform.
The password that would allow individuals to freely listen in was changed mid-way. There was no known alternative as at press time.
The tribunal embraced electronic option because of the crippling strike by judiciary workers in Nigeria.
The workers in the critical co-equal arm of government want total autonomy even on fiscal matters.
The Ondo State electoral petition tribunal also faces criticism for its slow proceedings compared with similar tribunals elsewhere which often have to deal with average of ten cases. The Ondo tribunal is dealing with one matter, yet it has taken forever to deliver judgment.