Former Education Minister, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili has taken her feud with estranged ally, Japheth Omojuwa a notch higher by petitioning the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
In the petition dated April 14, 2021, the ex-minister through her lawyers, Falana & Falana’s Chambers, demanded the prosecution of Omojuwa for “forgery, fraudulent misrepresentation and fraudulent use of her name”.
In the letter signed by Marshal Abubakar for Falana and Falana’s Chambers, she stated that Omojuwa registered a company, Alpha Reach Limited in 2012 and listed her as a Director alongside Mallam Nasir El-Rufai without her permission, noting that she only got to know about the matter when an American media company, Buzzfeed brought her attention to it.
She said she told the Buzzfeed official that contacted her that she had never incorporated any company with Omojuwa and/or El-Rufai.
The ex-minister said that the Buzzfeed official forwarded to her the company registration document (CAC7) lodged with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in which she was listed as a Director to corroborate her claim.
Ezekwesili stated that she immediately contacted Omojuwa to seek clarification but he denied listing her name as a Director in the company.
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“It is our brief that our client promptly contacted Japheth Omojuwa to confirm whether he forged her signature and other incorporation documents and processes but he informed her that the Alpha Reach Company Limited is his company and that she is not involved in it at all.
“Please find attached the referenced communication between our client and Mr. Japheth Omojuwa,” the petition read in part.
“Japheth Omojuwa never sought for her consent and /or participation in incorporating any company whatsoever and for any purpose whatsoever. The said Japheth Omojuwa neither sought for nor obtained requisite incorporation documents and information the CAC would require in processing the registration i.e the particulars of directors, share numbers, signature of directors, means of identification of directors and address etc.
“Our client reiterates for emphasis that she never filled or signed the statutory consent of first directors of Alpha Reach Company Limited in 2012 and or at anytime whatsoever,” the petition further read.
Read the full petition below:
My lawyers, Falana & Falana are well-handling that matter.
Strangely, Alpha Reach did not send the information requested on how it listed me at CAC as a director, without my Consent.
We have thus petitioned @policeng for a thorough investigation of the misrepresentation. ✍🏾 pic.twitter.com/sqEbDrlPs3
— Oby Ezekwesili (@obyezeks) April 16, 2021
Omojuwa had in a letter through his lawyers on April 12, 2021, stated that he obtained Ezekwesili’s permission to list her as a Director of the company.
He described the allegation of using her name without her consent as “ungodly”, warning that he would not hesitate to use every information at his disposal to defend himself.
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