Federal High Court authorities have refuted media reports that one of its judges, Inyang Ekwo, disqualified All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate Biodun Oyebanji from the Ekiti state gubernatorial election. .
The gubernatorial election in Ekiti state is scheduled for Saturday, June 18.
“Such a report is unfounded, highly malicious and is intended not only to mislead members of the public, but also to cause tension,” the court’s chief information officer, Catherine Christopher, said Thursday night.
The statement further discredited the existence of such a case before Mr. Ekwo or any other court judge.
“The Federal Superior Court hereby discredits the existence of any such case in its entire jurisdiction and indeed the injunction as alleged.
“The court categorically states that there has been no such case before the Hon. justice IE Ekwo.
“It is worrying that some media professionals are quick to give false information to the public for their own selfish interests, and thus unduly heat up politics,” the court’s leadership lamented.
“This spurious report sold to the public is very unfortunate and unacceptable. It should be totally ignored,” the statement advises.
He advised journalists to imbibe ethical values of “professionalism and truth” in their reporting on issues.
Some news platforms reported on Thursday that the Abuja Federal High Court annulled the APC gubernatorial primary election in Ekiti state for alleged irregularities that characterized the process.
But APC in Ekiti state had previously criticized the report insisting that Biodun Oyebamiji, who emerged as the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the primary election, was still their candidate in Saturday’s election.
The party urged its supporters to ignore any reports to the contrary.
