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

ORTOM INAUGURATES CHAIRMEN, MEMBERS OF BOARDS YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     By Jimin Geoffrey
Governor Samuel Ortom yesterday inaugurated chairmen and members of the Benue State Hospitals Management Board, Board of Internal Revenue Service, BIRS, Primary Health Care Board and the Benue Investment and Property Company Limited, BIPC.
The Governor while inaugurating the chairmen and members of the Boards at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House Makurdi, urged them to imbibe the virtues of transparency, accountability, equity, justice, fairness, selflessness, forgiveness and restitution among others in the discharge of their duties.
He stated that the previous boards performed at their lowest ebb and charged the newly inaugurated to live up to their expectations, even as he pledged his support to enable them succeed.
The Governor congratulated the Board Chairmen and members for the opportunity to serve the state in their various capabilities, stressing that they should work hard to improve service delivery in their various agencies for the good of Benue citizens.
Hon. Mike Mku, chairman of the board of BIPC, who responded on behalf of all the chairmen and members of those inaugurated, pledged their commitment to deliver on their various assignments by supporting the Governor to turn around Benue for the better, stressing that they would leave their organisations better than they met them.
Other members of the baord of BIPC include Messrs James Gwabo, Terna Iorkyaan, Daniel Onda as well as MD BIPC, Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment and Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice.
Pharmacist John Enger, Messrs Isaac Angbande, Moses Egbodo, Joe Tingir, Permanent Secretary ministry of health as well as Executive Secretary, Hospitals Management Board is chairman and members of Hospitals Management Board respectively.
Mrs. Rebecca Apedzan, Patrick Ogbu and Emmanuel Aondoaver Nyiyongo were also inaugurated as members of the BIRS in addition to Executive Chairman and others that were appointed before, while Mrs. Comfort Agogo was inaugurated as Chairperson, State Primary Health Care Board.More photos below.
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