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The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has denied the allegation that he had a telephone conversation with President Bola Tinubu over petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
The CJN, through a statement that was issued by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, said he equally did not speak with the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Mr. Yusuf Bichi, in a bid to influence members of the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, to deliver judgement in favour of President Tinubu.
The statement, which was signed by the Director of Press and Information at the apex court, Dr. Festus Akande, read: “In view of the rumor currently circulating in the social media space that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola had a telephone conversation with His Excellency;
“…President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) with a view to pressurizing the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on the likely judgment to give, it is imperative to state clearly that there is no iota of truth in the narrative, 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.
