Benin City: The President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo has called on its members nation wide to disregard any claims by Alhaji Debo Ahmed regarding the engagement of a consultant to be collecting monies from its members.

This was contained in a release signed by Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo in Abuja.

According to Elder Okoronkwo, the attention of the association was drawn to a letter signed by Alhaji Debo Ahmed which is being circulated in some quarters. “Our attention has been drawn to the colourless and boneless piece of trash released by one Alhaji Debo Ahmed, a fellow unknown in the national administrative cadre of IPMAN. This fellow is a trouble maker, a rabble rouser with no legal or organizational backing to speak for IPMAN.
“In anticipation of impostors such as Alhaji Ahmed, the Inspector General of Police (I.G.P) had issued a legal guidance to all police commands in the Federal Republic of Nigeria on how to deal with these Touts. A copy of the I. G. P.’s guidance is attached for your instruction”.
Elder Okoronkwo also pointed out that, the leadership of IPMAN has thrown a challenge to Alhaji Debo Ahmed, to present official credentials authenticating him as IPMAN President or member of the executive.

“We are challenging Alhaji Debo Ahmed to come out and present to us any legal documents giving him the authority to act on behalf of our association. We know he has absolutely nothing to show. Any claim not backed by legal documents amounts to touting. Such noisemaking must be disregarded and treated with contempt”.

“IPMAN has no faction recognized by any law in Nigeria. If Ahmed feels he is somebody, let him produce a single government- backed legal authority that recognize him as the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) President. Where he fails to provide any document backing up his claims, the police is requested to arrest him for creating and formenting a breach of the peace”.

The president also clarified that, Benham Integrated Resources a consultancy firm duly chosen to help handle the affairs of the association in the last world press conference held in Abuja on June, 22, 2022. “This is to confirm and reaffirm that BENHAM INTEGRATED RESOURCES is our consultant, duly recognized by the relevant federal authorities. Refer to the World press conference held by IPMAN on June 22, 2022 at Bon Hotel, Maitama, where we announced the consultant”.

You may recall that, Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo was recognized and pronounced President by the Appeal Court and Supreme Court of Nigeria respectively in a judgment with file no: CA/A/397/2014 and SC.15/2018, Between Chief Obasi Lawson vs. Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo & ORS.

Also, the Supreme Court Judgment announcing Okoronkwo, was certified by the Attorney General of the Federation.