Allegation of peddling Influence to make Presidential Election Petition Tribunal’s judgement, to go the way of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress levelled at former Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Peter-Odili has drawn her denial.
An online publisher, Jackson Ude, had alleged that Justice Peter-Odili is “currently negotiating a pathway for President Bola Tinubu” adding that “she meets regularly with Appeal and Supreme Courts.”
Reacting to the accusation via a statement by her Media Assistant, Felix Enebeli, the retired Supreme Court Justice said, “Our attention has been drawn to a publication circulating in the social media against the person of the retired Justice Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili, wherein the author, one Jackson Ude, falsely and maliciously alleged inter alia, that the revered jurist is ‘currently negotiating a pathway for Bola Tinubu’ and that ‘she meets regularly with Appeal and Supreme courts’ in that regard.
“While the defamation arising from the false allegation has been referred to the lawyers of her lordship to deal with in accordance with the law, we consider it appropriate, particularly for the sake of the public, to issue this unequivocal denial of the false allegation.
“We deny every allegation contained in the publication and state that it is false, malicious, mischievous and a deliberate attempt at smearing the integrity and solid reputation of her lordship.
“We say nothing of the fact that the publication has the potential of inciting the public against her lordship on an issue of grave national importance.
“The public is hereby urged to disbelieve, disregard and ignore this false publication.”
Continued: “Meanwhile, a criminal complaint has been lodged with the police.
“In addition, lawyers acting for Justice Mary Peter-Odili have addressed petitions to the State Security Service, the Nigeria Police and Interpol calling for an immediate investigation of this grave but false and malicious allegation aimed at inciting the public against Justice Peter-Odili (rtd).”
