Unic Press UK: The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has issued a rebuttal on the alleged connivance of the Federal Government with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) apropos of the issuance of a Certificate of Return to Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah by INEC.
In a statement issued from the office of the AGF and Minister of Justice, the special adviser on media and publicity to the minister, Comrade Salihu Othman Isah, said:
“Of particular concern are those who have peddled ill-natured rumours with a view to misinform our discerning populace that the AGF and by extension, the Federal Government, gave directives to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Certificate of Return to Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, declaring him governor-elect.
“I wish to therefore, on behalf of my principal declare that these rumours are untrue and a figment of the imagination of those pushing these selfish, shameless and irredeemable lies into public space which only translates to partisanship on the side of its purveyors.
“As far as the AGF is concerned, the constitutional powers for the legal opinion of his office have not been invoked on this issue. So far, nobody has approached him to proffer any legal opinion to it.
“As a strong believer in the rule of law, it is his belief that the law should naturally take its cause. The AGF will not be dragged into this controversy and mind-games being played out by the various legal minds and spin doctors of both camps at this point.
“The parties involved should await the decision of the courts,” the statement said.
