{"id":1611,"date":"2023-09-06T09:03:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2023-09-06T09:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:03:19","slug":"abuja-residents-stranded-in-heavy-traffic-as-security-agencies-block-roads-ahead-of-pept-judgment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/09\/06\/abuja-residents-stranded-in-heavy-traffic-as-security-agencies-block-roads-ahead-of-pept-judgment\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuja Residents Stranded in Heavy Traffic as Security Agencies Block Roads Ahead of PEPT Judgment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the anticipation surrounding today&#8217;s judgment from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), Abuja residents find themselves facing unexpected challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Security agencies have implemented preemptive measures to ensure public safety and maintain order during this critical period. Unfortunately, these actions have resulted in extensive road closures and heavy traffic leading to the Court of Appeal, venue of PEPT, leaving commuters stranded and frustrated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1612\" src=\"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/P-IMG-20230906-WA0057-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/P-IMG-20230906-WA0057-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/P-IMG-20230906-WA0057-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/P-IMG-20230906-WA0057-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/P-IMG-20230906-WA0057-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/P-IMG-20230906-WA0057-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/P-IMG-20230906-WA0057.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The area is characterised by a powerful detachment of law enforcement personnel, hardened checkpoints, and rigorous screenings of passers-by, all of which originate from the significance of the judgement, which refers to three cases contesting the results of the February 25 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>To address the potential security risks and heightened tensions surrounding the judgment, security agencies in Abuja have taken proactive steps. These measures include the strategic blocking of key roads and areas within the city, effectively restricting the movement of people and vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent at Nyanya axis said &#8220;Many are unable to carry out their daily routines, commute to work, or access essential services. This situation has understandably caused frustration and inconvenience among those affected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to situation, our correspondents reported that the effect of road closures is felt across businesses and daily life in Abuja. &#8220;Numerous shops, offices, and commercial establishments have experienced disruptions, and both employees and customers are struggling to access these locations&#8221; our correspondent said.<\/p>\n<p>The tribunal will deliver its judgement regarding the petitions challenging the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the anticipation surrounding today&#8217;s judgment from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), Abuja residents find themselves facing unexpected challenges. &nbsp; Security agencies have implemented preemptive measures to ensure public safety and maintain order during this critical period. Unfortunately, these actions have resulted in extensive road closures and heavy traffic leading to the Court of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1614,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions\/1614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}