LAGOS COURT JAILS NOGASA CHAIR, FATUYI PHILLIPS 21 YEARS FOR N43. 5M FRAUD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE
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
Today monday,the Lagos State Government swore in new sole administrators to take charge of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas {LCDAs} in the State,with a reassurance that his administration would spare nothing to make governance at the grassroots vibrant and responsive.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Banquent Hall of the Lagos House,Alausa,Ikeja during the swearing in ceremony,said the appointment step by his administration to deliver on its promise of a government of inclusion where no one is left behind.He said ''The hallmark of any good Government is to provide basic services to the communities at the grassroots.This is the only way the real dividends of good governance can spread downwards and touch the hearts and minds of its people.Our state is growing so fast that the concept of the rural area will not be applicable to any part of Lagos very soon.Our government is working hard to meet the yearnings of our people who live in what i term semi-urban areas by providing them with services like water,good roads,street lights.efficient refuse collection,cleaning of drainage and roads,primary healthcare,recreational parks and sports facilities to make those areas liveable and economically viable''.Governor Ambode also said that the appointment of the Sole Administrators to manage the affairs of the Local Governments and Council was in line with the recent resolution passed by the House of Assembly which recommended that the previous local government committees be resolved.More photos below. 
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