By Roland Ike
The Ebonyi government has disclaimed social media reports that a company, Andrew Bishopton Nig. Limited and its partners, Mauritz Walton Nig Ltd got a court order to garnish its accounts.
Mr Uchenna Orji, state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, made the disclosure while addressing journalists in Abakaliki, urging the public to discountenance such claims.
Orji said that those claiming such were on a forum shopping over a clearly and notoriously baseless allegation of performing consultancy services for the state.
“Such people are on a fruitless enterprise and wild-goose chase for funds meant for the development of Ebonyi.
He noted that the state government had in different communications, extracted information from the company’s representatives that they had no contractual basis to make claims against it or Local Government Councils in the State.
“The persons who instituted the said suit do not have the consent of Andrew Bishopton Nig Limited to institute the case.
“The directors of the company never passed any resolution authorising the commencement of the suit.
“The state government or local government councils do not owe the company and that the said suit was brought in bad faith.
“The LGAs of the state which had just little business with the said company have already gone to a court of competent jurisdiction and secured a valid subsisting order restraining the said companies and other relevant parties from further making such outrageous claims.
“The state government which was falsely and ridiculously sued by the companies has also secured a valid order setting aside the ‘order nice and order absolute’ for lacking in merit.
“The appeal is now being heard on merit at the court of appeal.
“In an order dated dated 7th July, 2022 , the high court restrained the said companies, their privies and other necessary banks from accepting for, permitting or allowing the execution of any judgment either by garnishee or any writ of execution whatsoever.
“We therefore urge the public to ignore these antics as they have already hit the rocks,”.
