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

INEC MOCK ACCREDITATION RECORDS SUCCESS IN ANAMBRA STATE. (PHOTOS).



INEC Mock Accreditation Records Success In Anambra State.




Success stories have trailed the mock accreditation exercise conducted across Anambra state by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ahead of the February 25 and March 11 general elections.


The Anambra State Resident Electrical Commissioner, Dr Queen Elizabeth Agwu led the inspection of the exercise in selected six Local Government Areas of the state.


The mock accreditation conducted with BVAS machines took place in Anambra East, Onitsha South, Awka South, , Idemili North, Nnewi North and Orumba North Local Government Areas.


At Igboezunu Aguleri, Okene ward one, the mock accreditation started at around past nine 0'clock in the morning where fourteen persons were accredited at about eleven 0'clock in the morning.


The situation was the same at Fegge two, Silas  Works two,  Odoakpu one, Pioneer Primary School in Onitsha and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu  University ward one, Igbariam respectively .


ABS observed that accreditation with the BVAS machine took few minutes to capture and identify each voter without hitches while those who were accredited expressed happiness with the exercise.


Speaking after the inspection, the Anambra REC, Dr Agwu said the mock accreditation has proven that INEC is ready to conduct free, fair and credible election come February 25 and March 11 with the amount of upgrading they embarked upon.


Dr Agwu expressed pride that for once INEC will give Nigerians no reason to complain after election since the BVAS will capture the name, face, time, thumbprint of every voter, noting that there will be no rigging as no one can be able to vote twice haven been captured once by the BVAS


She encouraged Anambra electorate to prepare to cast their vote with confidence that the right thing will be done this time around.


Speaking at some of the polling units visited, some community stakeholders:  Barrister John Chidozie, Ben Okoye, Hero Echezona And Ifeanyi Ede applauded INEC for the much improvement they witnessed with the BVAs machine today, and expressed the hope that it will work the way it did during the mock accreditation on the election days.

 

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