Brawl between former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, and social commentator, Japheth Omojuwa, has reportedly taken a new turn.
The former Minister has filed a petition before Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, against Omojuwa for “forgery, fraudulent misrepresentation and fraudulent use of her name, identity and particulars”, demanding his prosecution.
The petition titled, ‘Petition Against Mr Japheth Omojuwa for Forgery, Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Fraudulent Use of the Name, Identity and Particulars of Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili as a Director of Alpha Reach Limited RC No: 1066507’ is dated April 14, 2021, but was received at the Force Headquarters on April 15.
The petition comes few days after Omojuwa released a statement via his lawyers, Babalakin and Co, insisting he got the express permission of the former Minister to enlist her as a director in his company, Alpha Reach, a claim the former Minister has denied and asked for proof of how she gave the permission.
In the petition, signed by Marshal Abubakar of Falana and Falana chambers, Ezekwesili claims Omojuwa fraudulently listed her name as a director in his firm, Alpha Reach Company Limited without her permission.
The petition reads in part;
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.
Ezekwesili further stated that she requested for the incorporation documents from Omojuwa and he promised to make them available to her within the week but he never did.
The petition further reads;
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 former minister told the IG that throughout the time she was fraudulently made a director in the company, no notice of meetings, annual returns, accounts or board resolutions were issued to her.
She noted that her name was eventually removed in 2017 but no special notice of proposed removal was ever issued or served on her.
Read the full petition below;
