APC Chairman, John Oyegun, Denies Seeking Supreme Court Judges Probe

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News Thursday, February 4th, 2016

ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun said he did not call for the probe of the Supreme Court judges for upholding the election of Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Abia State governors.

A statement by the APC’s national secretary, Mala Buni, said a Thursday report by Vanguard titled, “Oyegun Calls for Probe of Supreme Court Judges” was false and incorrect.

The statement reads: “The party wishes to deny this report in the strongest terms,”

“As much as he expressed ‘total astonishment’ over the ruling of the Supreme Court, the National Chairman of the Party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, never called for the investigation of Supreme Court judges.

“Indeed, a copy of the statement issued following Chief Odigie-Oyegun’s meeting with the APC delegation from Rivers State was widely circulated. At no time during the meeting or in the statement referred to did the National Chairman make such a call for the probe of Supreme Court Judges. What transpired at the meeting was correctly reported in other media outlets.

“Given that the author of the Vanguard report was not physically present at the venue of this event, but relied on this statement, it is baffling that he gave this slant to the story.”