A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Paul
Erokoro has accused another Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Joe Agi of feeding
the media with distorted facts about his case against Cross River State
governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Erokoro, who is Ayade’s lawyer in the suit also
urged the media to be mindful of how they report the matter since it is still
before the court.
He accused Agi of subjecting the governor
to a media trial, and in the process, distorting the facts of the case.
According to the learned silk, “Any
suggestions that Prof Ben Ayade forged his age declaration is ridiculous.
The
governor’s age declaration, which he submitted to both his party and INEC,
carries his correct date of birth, 2nd March, 1968.
“His driver’s licence, voter’s card,
current and old international passports, all carry that date of birth. His
records in all the schools he ever attended, including the University of Ibadan
and the Nigerian Law School, all carry that same date of birth.”
Giving further details about the case,
Erokoro claimed that “Mr Joseph Agi SAN is not in court about a forged age
declaration. He is trying to capitalise on a simple error made by the
governor’s special assistant on his nomination form, by writing 1969 instead of
1968. Neither date makes a difference to Prof Ayade’s qualification for the
office of governor.”
He said, “Both PDP and INEC saw it as a
trivial error, especially as his age declaration attached to the form showed
his correct age. Mr Agi is however bent on feeding distorted facts to a section
of the media in order to scandalise the governor.”
He therefore appealed to the media to get
their information from the correct source, “in this case the records of the
court.
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