A senior advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Okutepa, has said those promoting the news of the alleged meeting between the chief justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola and president-elect, Bola Tinubu are sick.

An online news newspaper had alleged that Mr Ariwoola was sighted in the United Kingdom in a wheelchair, purportedly planning hold a clandestine meeting with Mr Tinubu.

But Mr Tinubu’s media office, in a statement, described the report as fake news.

Reacting to the report in a Twitter thread on Friday, Mr Okutepa blamed the deteriorating state of the judicial arm for the embarrassing report.

He also bemoaned some legal practitioners who joined in spreading the report, describing it as a sacrilege.

“The legal profession is sick and on oxygen in Nigeria. The ethics and etiquette of the profession are gone. No sanctions. Otherwise, how do we explain the news making round even amongst lawyers that a whole Chief Justice of Nigeria disguises himself to meet a named politician.

“And some Nigerian lawyers are posting it. What a shame. So because CJN was seen on wheelchairs, means his lordship is disguising himself to meet politician. What a sacrilege. Why did the legal profession deteriorate to this level.

“Nobody is feeling bad that the CJN may not be well and had to be on a wheelchair. No empathy. But we can speculate on unfounded and unverified story. No reasonable person should promote falsehood. I think those promoting this news are sick. We must not destroy our judiciary,” Mr Okutepa wrote.


https://dailynigerian.com/nigerian-judiciary-sick-san/

Very angry right now.

We are officially in a lawless country. Anybody and everybody is now allowed to use social media to spread fake news.

Things are falling apart all in the name of politics.

okoros wanna turn the rest of our institutions to look like the dilapidated/UGM occupied AfghanEastern. We will oppose IPOB terrorists in their attempts to destroy our country. We will destroy IPOB terrorists and their enablers and make sure they're completely wiped out!

Once Obi supporters always remain Obi supporters irrespective of the Obi supporters career, b it lawyer, Journalist.

Those bunch of idiots feel they could threaten the judiciary but they are making the silliest mistakes of their lives.

Uncle stop the hate, preach peace

DodadaKoKigbe:
okoros wanna turn the rest of our institutions to look like the dilapidated/UGM occupied AfghanEastern. We will oppose IPOB terrorists in their attempts to destroy our country. We will destroy IPOB terrorists and their enablers and make sure they're completely wiped out!

Gosh!

This current CJN takes the trophy for the most incompetent and rudderless ever.

Imagine what he's trending for?

They have bullied Mahmood Yakub and INEC and failed now they are harrassing CJN and the Judiciary

Jibril. Go to court.

lhordspy:
Very angry right now.

We are officially in a lawless country. Anybody and everybody is now allowed to use social media to spread fake news.

Things are falling apart all in the name of politics.

go to court

DodadaKoKigbe:
okoros wanna turn the rest of our institutions to look like the dilapidated/UGM occupied AfghanEastern. We will oppose IPOB terrorists in their attempts to destroy our country. We will destroy IPOB terrorists and their enablers and make sure they're completely wiped out!

go to court

Ireportlive:
They have bullied Mahmood Yakub and INEC and failed now they are harrassing CJN and the Judiciary

go to court.

I have always say this, if Nigeria is to move forward this ipob guys and thier acts must be checked and put a stop to. This very dirty good-for-nothing cannibals in human cloths are very active in all known crimes ranges from internationally recognized terrorist org, drug pushing cartels, blackmail, propaganda, prostitution etc

Is this fake news too??

frankyychiji:
Gosh!

This current CJN takes the trophy for the most incompetent and rudderless ever.

Imagine what he's trending for?

Everyone is incompetent apart from your own, that was how you insulted and vilified Tanko former CJN, you are planting chaos and you want to reap peace?

Racoon:



I guess the so called judicial self-examination should start from the CJN whose ascension to the office itself was based on nepotism which is also corruption.

What about the brazen disobedience to lawful court orders by the government he is serving under? Is that not also corruption? Bloody hypocrite.!

Mandate seekers

Please listen to the Igbo man Nwazuruike. I have never seen any unintelligent and foolish as Igbos. What do you expect from the whole tribe that believe their terrorist leader that Buhari is dead and the man in Aso rock now is one Jibrin from Sudan. How could the whole tribe so stupid and foolish to believe such

God bless Jagaban.

lhordspy:
Very angry right now.

We are officially in a lawless country. Anybody and everybody is now allowed to use social media to spread fake news.

Things are falling apart all in the name of politics.

Blame buhari for making the opposition feel overconfident of winning elections by working against his own party. Now they can't bear the pain of losing even when it's so evident that they lost. They can't blame buhari cos they believed his cash policy and fuel scarcity issues ought to have swayed the elections in their favour.

Buhari has to speak now and read the riot act as commander in chief for these fellows to sheathe their sword, hence they will continue to pull down any institution they feel can remedy their pain to the detriment of the nation. Anybody who thinks Buhari was never complicit in the manner and way the headless mob had taken the nation for a ride need to rethink. See how long the CJN was dragged and the rumor of Buhari not handing over took before we had a statement from aso rock. It's puzzling the way PMB keeps behaving even when elections are over.