The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed reports suggesting that Justice Emmanuel Agim accompanied the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to a convocation ceremony at the University of Calabar.
In a statement issued on Monday, the apex court’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Akande Festus, clarified that Justice Agim attended the event as an alumnus and recipient of honorary doctorate in Law; having been deemed worthy by the university’s Governing Council
He explained that although Justice Agim was initially scheduled to attend the burial ceremony of Justice Stanley Alagoa in Bayelsa State alongside other Supreme Court Justices, he sought permission to attend the University of Calabar convocation instead.
It also stressed that Justice Agim’s participation was entirely independent and not in any official capacity for any government ministry nor department.
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