A former Director of Strategy and Communications, under President Goodluck Jonathan, Jackson Ude, says he stand by his allegation that President Bola Tinubu had a telephone conversation with the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola.
Recall that the ruling party in a statement on Tuesday described Ude’s tweet as mischievous and fraudulent.
But reacting in a statement issued Wednesday, Ude threatened to release more details about Tinubu’s alleged conversation with the CJN.
He stated categorically that the President has been having conversations with the CJN and the DG of DSS before and after the Presidential elections.
Ude stressed that ordinarily, he would not have cared to issue a response to APC’s statement if it did not impugn on his person.
He said: “My attention has been drawn to a statement issued by one political party called the All Progressives Congress, APC, in which they attempted to disparage my person and deny the intercepted conversations between the embattled President Bola Tinubu, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, two other Justices of the Supreme Court and the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, where they were discussing the 2023 Presidential election petitions.
“I insist and stand by my tweet that Bola Tinubu has been having conversations with the CJN and the DG, DSS before and after the Presidential elections. Their planned meeting in France and London was botched when it was exposed by the media.
“Tinubu has had series of phone conversations with the mentioned persons requesting their opinion and help over the 2023 Presidential election matter pending at the PEPC.
“He had also sought the opinion of a former Attorney General and Minister of Justice on his chances at the tribunal. If they keep denying, let them submit their phone records and that of their aides for forensics.”
“APC is the most mischievous and lying political party in Africa. A den and safe haven for criminals.”