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CMB estate saga: Allegations false, aimed at maligning our client – Counsel

The solicitors to CMB Building Maintenance & Investment Company Limited have dismissed as false and unfounded allegations of fraud leveled against the firm, noting that the allegations were aimed at maligning the firm and its management and taint their hard earned reputation.

A statement made available to our reporter by the legal counsel, Ifeoma Ogoh, described the allegations are mere campaign of calumny.

She said: “We are solicitors to CMB Building Maintenance & Investment Company Limited (our Client) on whose behalf we write in respect of the twin malicious advertorials placed in the Guardian Newspaper on the 3rd of June, 2019 by a group of persons falsely presenting as the management of Pearl Gardens and Pearl Nuga Park Estates respectively. Both estates were developed and are managed by our Client.

Campaign of calumny

The advertorials were written by faceless groups stated to be ’The Management and Trustees of the Pearl Gardens Estate Homeowners Community Association’’ and “Pearl Nuga Park Estate Homeowners and Residents Association.” Unsubstantiated and reckless statements were made in these advertorials and demonstrate what is patently a campaign of calumny by a minority who are resistant to the structured and well-ordered running of the estate.

Their mission is to oust our Client from continuing to serve as facility managers of the estates in question; a role that our Client has played competently and effectively from inception. They also push their agenda by latching on to anything that will drive their faulty narrative. Reports indicate that this group of individuals are already embroiled in scandal involving embezzlement and misappropriation of funds, indicative of the character and conduct of those driving this smear campaign.

False allegations

Allegations by this faceless group are false and unsubstantiated. It is instructive that they had approached the Courts of Law thrice and each time, the cases were struck out. The false allegations in the advertorials appear to be an attempt to malign our Client in the court of public opinion having constituted themselves prosecutor and judge, in the absence of a case in the Court of Law.

The false and misleading nature of the advertorials is again evident of another issue – the abuse of court processes as well as the sham and completely malicious execution of a non-existent order. There is no possession order whatsoever on any of our Client’s properties; not on Pearl Nuga Park or any other estates built by our Client anywhere in Nigeria.

Differences arise from time to time in the course of business and our Client’s customer-client relationship with a bank has no legal or lawful bearing on any properties. Thus our Client’s esteemed clients have absolutely nothing to fear. The court order referred to in the malicious missive was obtained ex-parte by the bank, without our Client’s knowledge or prior notice to our Client. As we have discovered, despite the court’s refusal to grant the request prayed by the bank, they went ahead to carry out an illegal execution of a non-existent order to cause confusion, intimidate residents of Pearl Nuga Park and embarrass our Client.

Our client’s pedigree

Our Client has been in business for seventeen years and in that time, has developed several residential estates across Nigeria, some of which are fully occupied with others in the process of development.

With close to 3,000 clients and over 15 estates around Nigeria, six of which are occupied by hundreds of residents and managed successfully without conflict, it is clear that our Client consistently provides quality service. This is because the people who live in CMB built estates are important to our Client who places a high premium on their security, safety and comfort.

CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Co. Ltd. is committed to efficient management of the estates they take responsibility for and works to establish competent and effective facility management. As with all services, there are charges for ensuring that these continue to provide sustained value to residents. This is part of an integrated, well-run framework to ensure competent and professional facility management that benefits all residents of all CMB-built estates. We are gratified that majority of our Client’s residents support order and structure and like our Client, believe in constructive dialogue.

Our Client’s Position

Our Client is a law abiding, responsible corporate citizen and member of society. We restate that the allegations in the advertorials are false, malicious and misleading and we will be taking appropriate steps to defend our Client’s position and reputation built painstakingly over 17 years.

 

 

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