In the said online publication, Ogbuawa’s family accused the said business partners of the attempt to hijack their family business by forcing them to sign a bogus agreement that might pull the business down.
The publication reads in part: P.O Ogbuawa’s third wife, Amaka, connived with some of Ogbuawa’s business partners, Nonso Ukatu (NONSEC) and Augustine Jideofor (AUSTIN-MANUEL) to take over the business empire of P.O. Ogbuawa & Sons Ltd.
“The trio contrived a figure of over 400,000USD as a debt owed by the company to one Fang Du, a Chinese, and cajoled us, Uchenna and Onyedika Ogbuawa, to sign an agreement to pay the debt.
“The trio have already extorted the sum of 100,000USD out of the sum from the unsuspecting and innocent sons and legitimate heirs of late Chief Ogbuawa. Less than 2 weeks after extorting 100,000USD from us, our father’s third wife, Amaka, again, went back to the said business partners and concocted some stories and used police to freeze the business account. They also got police to get us, the sons of Ogbuawa, arrested and arraigned in court for running our father’s business.”
In the said publication, Ogbuawa’s sons also accused their father’s third wife of having sexual relationships with his late father’s business partners; an accusation that sparked a crisis in both Ogbuawa’s household and the business.
But, in a statement titled: “A Retraction and Apology,” Onyedikachi Ogbuawa, who is also a director in Ogbuawa and Sons Nig. Ltd, said he was withdrawing his earlier stand on the matter; saying that he was misled in doing online publication of 13th July 2020; which, according to him, disparaged the integrity and personality of the affected business partners of Ogbuawa and Sons Nig. Ltd.
The statement reads in part: “For the past few days, the social media have been trending with the news of feud between my elder brother, Uchenna Ogbuawa and myself, in one side, and Mr Nonso Ukautu and Mr Augustine Jideofor Emmanuel, aka Austin Emmanuel, on the other.
“I have carefully reviewed the situation, and particularly retrospected on the invaluable assistance rendered to my late father by Nonso Ukatu, in view of the activation of credit sales relationship with Fang Du, a Chinese partner. I have, therefore, come to a realisation of the fact that the raging fight between us and the above-mentioned gentlemen, is unnecessary.
“The press release made by my elder brother and myself on 13th July 2020, wherein damaging allegations were made against Nonso Ukatu, Austin Emmanuel and the DPO of the Central Police Station, Nnewi, is hereby, retracted by me.
“I was wrongfully advised and misled into subscribing to the said publication, which was against my wish and all that I had always stood for. I have, at all times, been a peaceful person, who will not subscribe to unnecessary acrimony or hostility in resolving any issue.
“The agreement for payment of a debt owed our Chinese partner, Fang Du, by P.O Ogbuawa and Sons Nig. Ltd was executed willingly and willfully by us under a circumstance devoid of any inducement, harassment or coercion.”
While tendering an unalloyed apology to Ukatu, Jideofor and the police DPO for any discomfort, pain or embarrassment the said publication might have caused them, Ogbuawa’s son described Mr Ukatu and Austin Jideofor as fine gentlemen, whose interest in the family and businesses of P.O Ogbuawa can hardly be undermined.
“It is the wish of P.O Ogbuawa and Sons Nig. Ltd, which I am one of the directors, to continue to transact business with Mr Fang Du and Nonso Ukatu, and honestly hope that
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