Despite a court action recently filed
by Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON asking EfeOmorogbe, a former member of
the COSON Board to stop parading himself as an officer or Chairman of COSON,
EfeOmorogbe on Tuesday March 6, 2018 stormed COSON House in Ikeja with some of
his cohorts, bouncers and gang apparently in a desperate attempt to take over control
of COSON House. In stout defense of the
society, the staff locked him out of the building and neither Omorogbe nor his
bouncers could gain entry.
In the days before, Omorogbe had
sent e-mails to the General Manager of COSON, Mr Chinedu Chukwuji asking him to
call board meetings that Mr Omorogbe would chair. In his reply, Mr. Chukwuji wrote
to him that the Management of COSON could not accede to his request as they do
not recognize him as Chairman of COSON.
The full text of Mr. Chukwuji’s
mail to EfeOmorogbe is hereby reproduced as follows
“Your
email titled “Repeated Acts of Insubordination” is hereby acknowledged.
“You
will recall that after December 7, 2017 when Chief Tony Okoroji was said to
have been removed as chairman and replaced by you, the entire Management of
COSON gave you our total and unalloyed support. On December 19, 2017 when the
general assembly at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting, annulled the decision
of the Board in exercise of its powers, the Management had no choice but to
revert to Chief Tony Okoroji as Chairman.
“We
were both present at the EGM. The collective will of the members of COSON was
very clear on that day irrespective of any presumed technicality anyone might
introduce.
“As
much as possible, the COSON Management has been very careful in the running of
the organization in the midst of the recent developments in a very professional
manner. As professionals, we cannot pick sides in the matter. Our function, is
simply to follow the rules as we understand them.
“To
ask us to obey you and disobey the hundreds of COSON members from the whole
country who attended the EGM will be very unfair. Nobody needs to be told that
obeying such directive will only lead to chaos.
“We
are law-abiding citizens and you very well know that the matter regarding you
as chairman is currently in court under judicial consideration and therefore
prohibited from public discussions (sub judice). The position of COSON
Management is fairness and equity. Anyone dissatisfied with the decision of the
members of COSON on December 19, 2017 should go to the court of law and resolve
the issues there.
“In
the interest of the organization, it may be difficult to accede to your request
to call a board meeting at your instance after the consensus reached by COSON
members at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting of December 19, 2017.
“We
are constrained to take this position because in the organs of the society, the
General Assembly (People) is supreme”.
Neither
Chief Tony Okoroji, the Chairman of COSON nor Mr. Chukwuji, the General Manager
were in COSON House when EfeOmorogbe
arrived with his gang.
FOR
COSON:
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