CJN Under DSS Investigation? – Supreme Court Makes Big Revelation

CJN Under DSS Investigation? – Supreme Court Makes Big Revelation

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed allegations that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was questioned by the Department of State Service (DSS) over alleged pro-Wike political remarks.

The Supreme Court also refuted claims that five Justices of the Court had demanded the CJN’s resignation over the same issue.

In a statement issued by the Court’s Director of Information and Press, Dr Festus Akande, the apex Court warned those spreading the rumors to stop in their own best interests.

The Supreme Court’s reaction comes in response to an online publication reporting that Justice Ariwoola was questioned by the DSS about alleged political remarks he made in Port Harcourt.

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The statement read in part, “We have read with dismay and shock a publication with the above caption by an online media outfit, “People’s Gazette,” alleging that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, was grilled by the DSS for the remarks he made in ‘Port Harcourt at a state banquet’ and that ‘five Justices of Supreme Court are calling for his resignation.’

“Just like our earlier press statement debunking this barefaced falsehood and mischievous antics aimed at scoring very cheap and unpopular political gains in this era of aggressive and mudslinging politicking, we wish to state in very clear and unmistaken terms, that this is yet another round of the avalanche of lies that have been disingenuously packaged by individuals with an unenviable pedigree to malign the character and personality of not just the CJN but several other Judicial Officers that they considered to be too unpliable and principled to be approached for any form of underhand dealings, especially as election cases (petitions) will soon be streaming to the tribunals (courts) for adjudication.”

According to the statement, those with sinister motives have perfected plans to launch all manner of coordinated attacks on Judicial Officers, beginning with the CJN, with the goal of arm-twisting, blackmailing, and ridiculing them into silence, ultimately for their ulterior motives.

The statement went on to say that the publication was laced with tissues of lies, non-existent sources of information, and unsubstantiated claims, and that it clearly demonstrated the authors’ unwholesome intentions.

It also stated that no single Justice of the Supreme Court has asked the CJN to resign, and no Justice of the Supreme Court has written or is currently writing any letter of protest.

“Neither the CJN nor the Honourable Justices of the Supreme Court or other Courts for that matter, are politicians, so, none of them should be dragged into politics in any form whatsoever.

“Our advice to this set of rabble-rousers whose stock in trade is character assassination via dissemination of false information to create tension and disaffection is to have a rethink and engage in meaningful productive activities that will move the nation forward. A word is enough for the wise,” the statement said.

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