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ERA/FoEN Crisis deepens, as Uyi Ojo fights Nnimmo Bassey over Court Judgement

By Wawa Reporters -

June 30, 2022

The Executive Director, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) , Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo yesterday berated the co-founders of the organization, Rev. Nnimmo Bassey for what he described as another “falsehood” and “propaganda” spreaded by the latter on the status of the two legal cases currently before the law courts seeking to resolve the legitimate management of the organization.
Recall that the former Chairman of
Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, Nnimmo Bassey has on
Tuesday 27, June said the Federal High Court has striked out Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo’s suit contending his purported removal on
October 3, 2020.
ERA/FoEN in a statement signed by Nosa Tokunbor, Legal Officer, Environmental Rights Action Nigeria/Friends of the Earth Nigeria(ERA/FoEN) and made available to newsmen in Benin city said the “conflict in ERA/FoEN between Rev. Nnimmo Bassey and Dr. Godwin Uyi Ojo, co-founders of the organization has confirmed the falsehood being peddled by some mischief makers that the court had ruled in their favour despite the fact that the matter is a subject of litigation.
“There are currently two legal cases between Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) led by Dr Godwin Ojo, Executive Director, ERA/FoEN and Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, the Executive Director of HOMEF and life chair of the board
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of trustees of HOMEF.
“We recall that the General Assembly of ERA/FoEN had on October 7, 2020, sacked Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, for conflict of interest accused the co-founder of having arrogated to himself the title of the life Chair of ERA/FoEN since 1993.
“The board of trustees and management of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) would have ordinarily let slide, the demeaning propaganda being spread by Rev. Nnimmo Bassey and his hirelings on the status of the two legal cases currently before our courts of justice seeking to resolve the legitimate management of the organization.”
He noted that the true status of the suit remains that the first case, instituted by the board of trustees and management of Environmental Rights Action Nigeria, led by Dr Godwin Ojo was initially heard by Justice Liman of the Federal High court Lagos division, adding that the court granted a restraining order against Rev. Nnimmo Bassey and his cohorts from participating in the management of ERA/FoEN and retained Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo as the Executive Director of the organization.
Tokunbo emphasised that, “The court further ordered that Dr Godwin Ojo should continue to operate and manage the various projects and bank accounts of ERA/FoEN.