ARIWOOLA'S VISIT TO THE UK ON MARCH 18: SUPREME COURT COMMENTS ON CJN AND TINUBU'S MEETING

Claims that Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), met in secret with Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, have been refuted by the Supreme Court.

Both Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party are contesting Tinubu's victory in the presidential vote on February 25.

There were rumors that went viral that Ariwoola had traveled to London in disguise while using a wheelchair, meeting Tinubu there.

Festus Akande, the Supreme Court's director of press and information, insisted that the report is completely false.

According to Akande, who spoke with Premium Times, the CJN visited the nation and presided over meetings of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on March 16 and 17.

The secretary of NJC, Gambo Saleh, was the only person with Ariwoola when he briefly left Nigeria on March 18 to receive medical attention in London, according to Akande.

"On March 23, the CJN returned from his medical trip to London and later reported in the office (in Abuja), where he worked till 8pm.

"The only time the CJN travelled earlier this year was on January 25, when he travelled for Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia. He returned on January 29," Akande said.

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