LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Lagos Court Jails NOGASA Chair, Fatuyi Phillips 21 Years  for N43.5m Fraud    Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud.   The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned Philips alongside his firm, Oceanview Oil and Gas Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N43, 502,000.00   Count one reads: "Fatuyi Yemi Philips and Oceanview Oil and Gas Nigeria Limited, on or about the 28th day of September, 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud, obtained the aggregate sum of N43, 502,000.00 from Elochukwu Okoye and Elebana Unique Ventures Nigeria Limited on behalf of WAPCIL Nigeria Limited under the false rep

READ ORUBEBE'S APOLOGY SPEECH TO NIGERIANS BELOW,AFTER HE ACCUSED JEGA ON NATIONAL TV OF COMPROMISE.

                                 Godsay Orubebe,who was a former Niger Delta Affairs Minister,challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission {INEC} Chairman Attahiru Jega during the collation of election results in Abuja,accusing Jega of compromise.Orubebe took hold of the micro phone at the centre and sat on the stage while criticizing Jega's handling of the results collation.But last night after it was obvious that Buhari had won,Orubebe said during a 30 minutes press briefing in Abuja that he regretted his action for allowing his emotion to overwhelm him.Orubebe pleaded with Niger Delta youths not to perpetrate violence because of the election of Gen Muhammadu Buhari.''Election is a passionate thing and i really regret what took place during the results collation.I was unnecessarily pushed by Jega to get to that level.I want to apologise particularlyto young Nigerians that took up to take politics as a career to say that what happened was not intended to cause them any embarrassment.To Nigerians generally,i regret my actions as even an elder in the church and a leader the youngmen expected to see a lot from me and i believe that if there was any disappoint they got from me.I apologise to Nigerians and to the youths of this country.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                             

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