Tribunal: Fashola denies writing judgment, petitions Twitter to reveal fake news source

<p>Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has refuted allegations claiming his involvement in the drafting of the judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT).</p>, <p>A Twitter user named Jackson Ude had alleged that Fashola and some lawyers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were writing a judgement the ruling party intends to hand over to the judges.</p>, <p>Ude also alleged that Fashola supervised the rigging of the 2023 Presidential election in favour of President Ahmed Tinubu.</p>, <p>He added that Fashola had allegedly written the judgement for Judges in the 2019 Presidential election Tribunal that sealed former President Mohammadu Buhari’s victory.</p>, <p>In response, Fashola, through his spokesperson Hakeem Bello, condemned the allegations, describing those responsible as “agents of destabilisation.”</p>, <p>Fashola said the allegation is “entirely unfounded” and noted that he has been absent from Abuja for an extended period of time.</p>, <p>According to him, “These allegations may be part of a wider campaign to undermine the judiciary by those who seek to manipulate the institution for their own gain.”</p>, <p>Fashola, a former two-term Governor of Lagos State, said it is important to unmask the perpetrators and their sponsors and ensuring that they face the appropriate legal consequences.</p>, <p>He added that he has filed formal petitions against the offensive tweets and online reports with the management of X, formerly known as Twitter, and the National Communications Commission (NCC).</p>, <p>The former governor urged all relevant security agencies to treat this matter with utmost seriousness, as it strikes at the heart of judicial independence.</p>, <p>He called on members of the public to disregard these false allegations and asked them to report any individuals involved in spreading such dangerous fabrications to the relevant security agencies.</p>