The National Judicial Council denied a letter that allegedly suggested it had relinquished its legal authority and duties over judge advancements and nominations to state governors.
The NJC asserted that neither the council nor the CJN, who serves as the council’s chairman, sent the letter written to the chief judge of Kebbi State and apparently signed by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The false letter contained not a shred of reality, according to a statement made on Sunday by Soji Oye, the NJC’s director of information.
