Fashola denies writing the PEPT ruling, urges for action against fake news distributors.

Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN, the immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, has disputed the false and malicious claim that he was involved in crafting the judgment for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) Judges.

Fashola voiced his concern with the propagation of misleading information on social media platforms in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media, Hakeem Bello.

The former minister urged security services to take action against people who promote fake news.

In reaction to the charge, Fashola stated that he has been out of the country for an extended length of time, rendering the claims completely untrue.

He denounced the individuals behind these harmful charges, referring to them as destabilization agents.

Fashola has begun the process of filing legal petitions with the administrators of the microblogging site, X (previously known as Twitter), and the National Communications Commission (NCC) in response to the insulting tweets and online publications.

He encouraged the relevant security services to take this matter seriously since it goes to the essence of judicial independence.

The former Minister feels that these claims are part of a larger campaign to discredit the judiciary by individuals seeking to use the institution.

He underlined the need of identifying the criminals and their sponsors and holding them accountable through legal means.

He advised the people to dismiss these bogus charges and to report anyone involved in disseminating such dangerous fabrications to the appropriate security agencies.