By Victor Madumere
The claims made by Enedo General Services and its manager, Mr. Christopher Nkiti, are dubious and fraudulent. Let’s break down the inconsistencies and questions surrounding their claims.
Lack of transparency: From which leadership of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) did Enedo General Services have the purported transaction? The NUJ has a democratic structure with elected state officers, including a chairman , and vice-chairman general secretary and other state officers. It’s unclear which leadership was involved in the alleged transaction.
Regrettably, from their claims they are parading a lease/sale agreement dated 19th May 2020, when since 2019 Imo NUJ has a pending leadership case at the Industrial Court that is is yet to be determined till date, and they are talking of 2020.
They should go back to their co travelers and collect whichever money they paid because whichever leadership they transacted the clandestine and fraudulent business with does not have any constitutional or legal rights to do so on behalf of the the noble union of Imo Journalists.
Financial discrepancies: How much is the lease worth per annum or the worth of the sale? What are the terms of the lease agreement? The lack of financial transparency raises suspicions about the legitimacy of the transaction.
Payment irregularities: Which account did Enedo General Services pay into? Was the payment made to the NUJ’s official account, or was it made to an individual’s account? The absence of clear payment records suggests potential fraud.
In the light of that, the so called Enedo General Services should be treated as partners in crime for making payment of an alleged transaction between them (company) and a reputable union like NUJ into personal account.
Lack of approval: Was there an approval from the NUJ Congress ratifying the lease? The Imo NUJ’s general congress is its supreme decision-making body. It is on record that the lease agreement was never deliberated nor approved by the general congress, or if it was a unilateral decision made by an individual or a small group, which even is constitutionally and legally null and void.
Questionable court proceedings: Why did Enedo General Services run to the High Court of Ikeduru/Mbaitolu judicial division instead of Owerri, where the property is situated? This raises questions about the company’s motives and the legitimacy of the court proceedings and the resultant judgment.
Consequently, the claims made by Enedo General Services and its manager, Mr. Christopher Nkiti, are riddled with inconsistencies and lack transparency. The alleged lease agreement between Enedo General Services and the NUJ appears to be a fraudulent transaction.
This why they do not want to wait for the high court in Owerri judicial division to give its verdict on the counter suit instituted by the Union against the “Kangaroo” court judgement which did not put the Union on notice which is against the major ingredient of justice-the principle of fair hearing.
As Enedo General Service has continued to unleash all kinds of attacks on the members of Imo NUJ.
As they kept bragging that they can buy any magistrate or Judge up to the Supreme Court; however, to put truth to their brags they got an Imo state magistrate to override a high court proceedings and imprisoned the occupants of the NUJ secretariat without any arraignment or trials, even when the high court judge handling the matter had warned their counsel to stop his clients from harassing the union and occupants of the union secretariat pending the determination of the case before the court.
