Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has denounced publications in which he was quoted as accusing the Justices of the Court of Appeal.
Mealy said that the alleged publication was the hand work of his detractors intended to pitch him against the judiciary and Justices of the Court of Appeal.
In a statement in Abuja entitled: “My political opponents Again”, said his detractors have decided to pitch him against the judiciary and Justices of the Court of Appeal through fictitious allegations using his name.
“My attention has been drawn to a malicious, fallacious and deliberate lie to pitch me against the judiciary through a recent publication by a certain Phrank Shuaibu in THE NATION Newspaper hired by my political opponents and another press release said to have been released by me disparaging and accusing the Judiciary and Justices of the Court of Appeal.
“I want to state unequivocally that this deliberate falsehood by desperate and wicked politicians is not only a lie but a plan to sidetrack the judiciary in the ongoing election tribunal case between me and Senator Smart Adeyemi in the Court of Appeal. I did not issue any press statement on the ongoing matter .
“I want to say that the Nigerian judiciary is too sophisticated to be sidetracked by desperate people of inordinate ambition. I call on the judiciary and the public to neglect and disregard these desperadoes as I have tremendous respect and regard for the judiciary, especially under the current Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
“I believe in the rule of law and have confidence in the judiciary that I have partnered with over the years in the fight against corruption.”
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Lokoja had upheld the election of Melaye who was elected on the platform of the APC.
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