The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed media reports suggesting that one of its judicial officers, Justice Emmanuel Agim, accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to the recent convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar.
In a statement released on Monday, the Supreme Court’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Festus Akande, clarified the circumstances surrounding Justice Agim’s attendance at the event.
The statement refuted misleading reports circulating on social media and various news platforms, asserting that Justice Agim attended the convocation ceremony as an honouree.
“Hon. Justice Agim attended the convocation as an esteemed honouree and an alumnus of the institution, who the Governing Council had found worthy to be conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Law (Doctor Honoris Causa),” the statement read.
It further explained that Justice…