The Ondo State Government has vehemently dismissed a widely circulated court order purportedly compelling the State House of Assembly and its Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, to establish a medical panel to assess Governor Rotimi Akeredolu‘s health.
The government categorically labeled the report as fake, asserting that it does not accurately reflect the ongoing court proceedings related to the matter.
Sir. Charles Titiloye, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo, clarified in a statement that the court had merely granted leave for the lawyers/Applicants involved to apply for Mandamus and serve parties in the case.
Titiloye emphasized that the Ondo State Government has neither received the court processes nor been heard in the matter, questioning the authenticity of the sensational news and attributing it to what he deemed as “grave political desperation.”
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In a stern warning, Titiloye cautioned against the dissemination of false information that could potentially incite civil unrest in the state. He urged those responsible for spreading such news to desist immediately or face appropriate legal consequences.
According to the statement:
“The Attorney General of Ondo state as the Chief Law officer will not be cowed into submitting the state into anarchy or abdicating its responsibilities under glaring orchestrated blackmail by political desperados scheming to take over power through extra legal means.
“Let it be known that when a dispute has been submitted to the Court of competent jurisdiction, it is unethical and a grave misconduct for Counsels to embark on media war in an attempt to intimidate or blackmail the Court to reach a certain conclusion on their cases.
“This matter is subjudice and the office of Attorney General will not be dragged into media trial of cases pending before the Court of competent jurisdiction.”