Sequel to our earlier story titled; “EX-CHRONICLE BOSSES FINGERED IN HOUSE SCAM” there is a current development you should know on the matter.
The management of Cross River State Newspaper Corporation (CRSNC), Publishers of Nigerian and Weekend Chronicle has issued quit notices to two former General Managers of the corporation occupying its property located at A94 and
The two former General Managers are,
Mr. Dominic Kidzu and his successor, Mr, Timothy, Ogbang Akwaji, who is now the
Permanent Secretary, Department of Chieftaincy Affairs.
The quit notices which were signed by
the current Acting General Manager of the Corporation, Mr. Emmanuel Akpong,
were served on the duo last week.
Our Correspondent in Calabar reports
that the quit notices gave Mr. Kidzu up to July 17,2015 to vacate the property,
while Mr. Akwaji was given up to September 1, 2015 to leave the three-bed room
apartment.
It was also learnt that the action of
management was to enable serving senior Editorial and Administrative staff of
the corporation to take possession of the two properties.
Our correspondent however gathered
that the action of the management was not unconnected to the alleged illegal
purchase of the property without the knowledge of the management and the
sitting Board of Directors of the Corporation.
Worried by the realization of the
purported sale, the management had to place a Caveat Emptor on the front page
of the Nigerian Chronicle and Weekend
Chronicle respectively, warning the public against entering into any
transaction on the property as it had no intention to sell them.
Our reporter gathered at the
corporation that the alleged house purchase scandal was blown open by a-6-man
inventory committee constituted by management to carry out the inventory of the
corporation which visited the State Ministry of Lands as part of its findings
to establish the ownership status of the corporation property.
“The committee was told by the
Permanent Secretary of the ministry that the two houses were sold to their
occupiers at the cost of #7.5 million each by the former Commissioner for
Lands, Surveyor Ralph Uche following the alleged approval of the former
governor, Senator Liyel Imoke,” our source said.
The source however queried; “even if
they secured the approval of the governor, were they supposed to have applied
for the purchase of the two houses through the governor without passing through
the management and the board&”
“The unfortunate thing is that the
house purchase deal was conducted when Kidzu was the General Manager and Akwaji
was the next in command, being the Editor-In-Chief, then,” the sources added.
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