Supreme Court says fire outbreak won’t affect presidential election petition.

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By Iheanyi Chukwudi

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has assured Nigerians that the fire that gutted one of it's wings will not in any way affect presidential election petitions.

SureFootAfrik had reported earlier of the fire outbreak Monday morning at the Supreme Court complex situated at the Three-Arm-Zone, Abuja.

The fire incident caused panic among some Nigerians who felt it might affect the ongoing presidential election appeal petitions.

But the Public Relations Officer for the court, Festus Akande, confirming the fire outbreak said that it occurred on Monday morning but has no connection with, and won’t have any effect on the presidential election petition.

Akande who spoke during an interview on Arise TV, insisted that the fire outbreak won’t affect anything in the court, stressing that “As a matter of fact, there’s no single connection, and it won’t affect anything in the court."

Explaining what happened he said, “This incident occurred in a chamber equipped with a computer and other equipment, as well as a functional library used by any justice occupying such chamber.

“The only thing that was affected were the books and computer equipment in the chamber. Even the books are replaceable.

“Also, it has nothing to do with it because it was from an electrical fault, which could happen anywhere, and there are things that happen daily.”