Fashola Takes Crucial Step Over Allegation of Writing Judgement for Tribunal
- Babatunde Raji Fashola has written a petition to the inspector-general of police over the allegation of writing a judgement for the presidential election petition tribunal
- The former minister of works and housing said the allegation is baseless and defamatory and made to cause hatred and needless anxiety
- Fashola called on the IGP to investigate the publication because of its implications for the integrity of the Nigerian judiciary
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Former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has taken a crucial step following allegations of him writing a judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
Fashola wrote a petition to the inspector-general of police Olukayode Egbetokun over the allegation of writing the tribunal's judgment on social media posts, TheCable reported.
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A Twitter user, Jackson Ude @yorubasheik, has alleged that Fashola and some All Progressives Congress (APC) lawyers were drafting a favourable judgment which would be handed to the judges at the presidential election petition tribunal.
Fashola petitions IGP over allegation of writing tribunal judgment
Fashola’s counsel, Olanrewaju Akinsola, in a petition addressed to the IGP, said the allegation was peddled by Jackson Ude, Yoruba Sheikh, and Reportera.NG, using the microblogging platform Twitter.
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The former Lagos state governor's counsel said:
“The allegations are made for the purpose of causing inconvenience, danger, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred and needless anxiety to our Client, contrary to the provisions of section 24 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act 2015.
“In the light of the foregoing, we hereby request your office to cause the publications to be investigated with utmost urgency and seriousness as they have implications not only for the person of our client but for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the Nigerian judiciary which is guaranteed by Section 17 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.”
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Babatunde Fashola, former minister of works and housing, has described as untrue media reports of him drafting judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.
A Twitter user, Jackson Ude, had alleged that Fashola and some All Progressives Congress (APC) lawyers were writing a judgement the ruling party intends to hand over to the judge.
“It’s hard to believe”: Shehu Sani reacts to report of Fashola writing judgement for presidential tribunal
A former Kaduna Central lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the report of the former minister for works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, writing the judgment for the Presidential election petition tribunal.
The tribunal is handling the petitions of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 25th February election.
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