The Supreme Court has refuted reports that President Bola Tinubu and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, had a telephone conversation with the Director General of the Department of State Services on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
The spokesperson of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, made the denial in a statement titled, “No telephone conversations between CJN and anyone concerning the Presidential Election Petition.”
The Court warned that if the current trend of falsehood and mudslinging continued to be sustained, Nigeria may not make the desired progress.
Akande said, there was no iota of truth in the reports, as there was no such telephone conversation between the CJN and anyone.
“Nigerians have been following the proceedings at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal with admirable enthusiasm. So, it is advisable we all sustain the tempo and follow it up to the end, instead of relapsing into the realm of speculations and rumor peddling that will not do anyone any good. If this current trend of falsehood and mudslinging is sustained, our nation may not make the desired progress.
“The Courts are statutorily established to serve the best interest of the masses, and we are ever poised to do that to the best of our ability. We wish to plead with everyone to cooperate with the judiciary to serve the country to its full capacity, as no one will ever be favoured against the other in any dispute.
“The rule of law and supremacy of the Nigerian Constitution will always be upheld and applied in every matter that comes before the courts; as the facts presented and the subsisting laws must be applied in determining the merit or otherwise of each matter. The public should rest assured that justice will be done to all matters pending in the various courts across the country, irrespective of who is involved.”
