On Thursday, the Court of Appeal denied reports that one of the five members of the panel reviewing petitions to nullify President Bola Tinubu‘s election had quit, News About Nigeria reports.
A senior court official who spoke to Vanguard called the information “fake news” and insisted that “evil rumor mongers” were responsible for it.
The person, who choose to remain anonymous since he was not authorized to speak to the media, claimed that “no such thing happened.”
He also mentioned: “I was with some members of the panel yesterday and I can authoritatively tell you that there was nothing like that.
“In fact, we were shocked when our attention was drawn to the fake news. The true position is that parties in the petitions were given time to file and exchange their final written address. They are already doing that.
“Once the process is completed, the panel will communicate a date for the parties to appear in court to adopt their processes after which the petitions will be fixed for judgment.
“So, it is absurd for someone to sit in a corner of his room and concoct lies from the figment of his or her imagination.
“Our attention was equally drawn to another fake news that a former Governor of Rivers State held a meeting with members of the court, outside the country.
“These are very laughable. How can the honorable justices on the panel travel abroad when they have enormous work pending on their desks?
“Please ignore the fake news. It is very unfortunate. Hopefully, before the end of the day, the Appeal Court will issue a formal statement on the matter.
“I believe that unless someone is made a scapegoat, this fake news trend will continue,” the source added.
