The attention of the legitimate leadership of the Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN), under the presidency of Mr. Pretty Okafor, has been drawn to the misleading and fraudulent document purportedly titled “Resolution of the Newly Merged National Working Committee (NWC) of PMAN” dated 8th May, 2025, along with photos and videos of the dismissed and suspended members of NWC and the Chief Fruitful Mekwuye and his team. We wish to unequivocally clarify and state the true position to all PMAN members, stakeholders, regulatory authorities—including the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Registrar of Trade Unions—and the general public:
Breaking and Entering Incident: Today’s unauthorised entry by Chief Fruitful Mekwuye, his team and the suspended and dismissed members—Boniface Itodo (Aita Bonny), Sunny Neji, Michael Stephens (Ruggedman), and Zakky Azzay—is yet another incident of breaking and entering into PMAN’s National Secretariat at 4B Hameed Kasumu Street, Chevy View Estate, Lekki, Lagos. Boniface Itodo (Aita Bonny), Sunny Neji, Michael Stephens (Ruggedman), and Zakky Azzay already face investigation by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit for an earlier incident where $130,000 and two MacBook Pro laptops remain unaccounted for. This latest criminal trespass will be reported, and appropriate legal and law enforcement actions will follow.
Invalidity of the Consent Judgment: The purported consent judgment fraudulently obtained in Suit No.NICN/LA/360/2024 does not legally bind the legitimate PMAN. All court processes were deliberately served at an address foreign to the officially gazetted and recognised PMAN address (4B Hameed Kasumu Street, Chevy View Estate, Lekki, Lagos), being fraudulently addressed to “Lobby D, National Arts Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos.” Under extant laws, a court judgment cannot bind a party that was neither served, properly served, nor made a legitimate party to the suit.