Summary:
- Allegations that Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Olukayode Ariwoola and President-elect Bola Tinubu met in secret in London have been shot down by the Nigerian Supreme Court.
- Court spokesperson Festus Akande clarified that while the CJN did travel out of the country, it was for medical care and not to meet with Tinubu.
According to information from Punch News that MandyNews.com got, the Nigerian Supreme Court has thrown out claims that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, met in secret in London.
Festus Akande, who works as a spokesperson for the court, said that the claims were false on Friday.
According to People Gazette reports on Thursday, March 23, the CJN and the President-elect met in London, and the CJN disguised himself as a wheelchair to board the plane.
But a spokesperson for the Supreme Court said that these rumors were not true. The CJN did go out of the country, but it was for medical care, not to meet with Tinubu, the spokesperson said.
Akande says that the CJN was in Nigeria on March 16 and 17 and led meetings of the National Judicial Council (NJC).
He also said that the CJN only went to London on March 18 to get medical care. He was accompanied by Gambo Saleh, who is the Secretary of the NJC. On March 23, the CJN came back from his trip for medical care and went back to work in his Abuja office, where he stayed until 8 p.m.
Akande also clarified that the only other time the CJN traveled this year was on January 25 for the Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, returning to Nigeria on January 29, 2023.
On Friday, photos of the CJN dressed in Ankara print with a matching cap surfaced online. The images depict the CJN attending Jumat prayers in Abuja. The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the allegations emphasizes the importance of accurate news reporting and the dangers of spreading misinformation.
This report comes from Punch News, and MandyNews.com is sharing it to shed more light on the viral claim and to show that both news sites are committed to giving their readers accurate and reliable information.
