Justice Okoro’s claims I visited him on Buhari’s order lies – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has denied visiting a Supreme Court justice, Inyang Okoro to influence the court judgement on any election matter.

Justice Okoro, one of the judges recently arrested and their homes raided by the Department of State Security Service (DSS), had alleged in a letter entitled “Invasion of my official residence by Operatives of the Department of State Security Service” and addressed to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, dated October 17, 2016, that his refusal to join the plot to pervert the course of justice in Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Abia states is the reason he is being targeted for disgrace.

According to Okoro, Amaechi had visited him in his residence and claimed that “the President of Nigeria and the All Progressives Congress (APC) mandated him to inform me that they must win their Election Appeal in respect of Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State and Abia State at all costs.”

However, Amaechi in his reply in a statement by his media office described the allegation as a figment of Justice Okoro’s imagination and urged the judge to respond to the corruption allegation levelled against him.

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“This accusation from Justice Okoro against Amaechi is a figment of his imagination, concocted to obfuscate and politicise the real issues for his arrest and DSS investigation of allegations of corruption against him.

“The claims by Justice Okoro against Amaechi are blatant lies, bereft of any iota of truth or even logic. Amaechi did not, and has never approached Justice Okoro in respect of the cases Okoro mentioned or any other case. This is a cheap attempt, albeit, political move to drag the name of Amaechi into something he knows nothing about.

“Justice Okoro should face his issues and leave Amaechi out of it.  He will be hearing from our lawyers,” the statement read.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

 

 

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