LEADERS of the Balogun Business Association, BBA, in Lagos State, yesterday, urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to disregard the activities of some traders parading themselves as leaders in the market who recently paid a courtesy call to his office.
The leaders stated that those who paid the visit to the Governor were imposters.
The association, in a petition by Chairman, Board of Trustees, Chief Anthony Obih; Secretary, Board of Trustees, Chief Jones Okpala; Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Anselm Dunu and Secretary, Caretaker Committee, Chief Leonard Ogbonnia, said: “We respectfully and humbly write with the utmost sense of responsibility to expose and bring to the attention of the Lagos State Government that the group of individuals led by Chief Paul Oscar Ikechukwu Odogwu (who has been parading himself as the President of Balogun Business Association) that paid a visit to your Excellency as purported members of BBA Executive are not lawfully members of the executive management and administration of the Association.
According to the traders, these impostors conducted themselves contrary to and in brazen and egregious defiance and contempt of pending judicial proceedings and subsisting decisions of the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/451/2021 (Incorporated Trustees of Balogun Business Association & 6 Ors). Vs Corporate Affairs Commission & 4 Ors.) and Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/579/2021 (Incorporated Trustees of Balogun Business Association & 6 Ors. Vs Inspector General of Police &9 Ors).”
“In the above-mentioned judicial proceedings, the Caretaker Committee of the Association led by Chief AnseIem Dunu, as the Chairman, is the executive body lawfully responsible for the management, administration and control of the association and the association’s affairs. Also in the aforesaid judicial proceedings, the Board of Trustees of the Association is led by Chief Anthony Obih, as the Chairman.
“They also defied and showed contempt for the pending and ongoing proceedings of the Federal High Court in Suit No: FHC/L/CS/2665/2023 (Incorporated Trustees of Balogun Business Association & 6 Ors. Vs Mrs Chinyere Nwabunike & 8 Ors.) and Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/459/2024 (Incorporated Trustees of Balogun Business Association & 6 Ors. Vs Sterling Bank Ltd & Ors).
“Chief Odogwu did not bring to your attention the facts and circumstances in the foregoing paragraphs: rather they hid and suppressed them and thereby dishonestly practised deception on the Government of Lagos State to gain audience with Your Excellency”, the petition added.
