The months-long management disaster rocking the Performing Musicians Employers’ Affiliation of Nigeria (PMAN) has taken a dramatic flip, as Nigeria Police investigations have cleared Nationwide President Fairly Okafor of all wrongdoing and uncovered a fancy plot involving solid court docket paperwork, unauthorized {financial} transactions, and makes an attempt to hijack the union’s belongings.
At a world press convention held on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, on the PMAN Nationwide Secretariat in Lekki, Lagos, Fairly Okafor introduced a Licensed True Copy of the Police Investigation Report, which emphatically vindicates his management and uncovers the motives behind the failed inner coup.
In accordance with the report, there is no such thing as a proof supporting allegations of constitutional breaches, forgery, or {financial} impropriety leveled in opposition to Okafor. The complaints, which culminated in his unlawful suspension whereas he was on official project in Spain, had been discovered to be in gross violation of PMAN’s structure, notably Articles 13(C)(iv) and 18(B).
Moreover, the Police decided that correct disciplinary procedures—akin to NEC deliberation and Disciplinary Committee hearings—had been by no means adopted.
Among the many most damning revelations was the publicity of a solid Submit No Debit (PND) order allegedly procured to freeze Fairly Okafor’s private {bank} accounts. The police linked this fraudulent order to Inspector Caleb Samuel of the IGP Monitoring Unit and a court docket clerk in Minna, Niger State.
The clerk has been dismissed and referred for felony prosecution, whereas the inspector is beneath investigation by the Police Provost Marshal.
As well as, the Police discredited a fraudulent consent judgment (Swimsuit No. NICN/LA/360/2024), filed with out PMAN’s information or participation. The judgment was orchestrated to lend legitimacy to the plotters and manipulate the authorized system from exterior Lagos jurisdiction.
The press convention additionally revealed that people concerned within the failed coup—together with Boniface Itodo, Faga Bem-Paul, Sunny Neji, Zaaky Azzay, and Michael “Ruggedman” Stephen—illegally broke into and occupied the PMAN Nationwide Secretariat on March 1 and three, 2025. Their actions prompted police intervention and subsequent arrests.
Following this, the Nationwide Govt Council (NEC) convened on March 16, 2025, in Abuja and eliminated all offending members from workplace. Appearing officers had been appointed in accordance with PMAN’s constitutional provisions.
In a startling disclosure, Okafor revealed that your entire disaster was rooted in efforts to take management of PMAN’s rising belongings. Underneath his administration, PMAN had achieved a number of historic milestones:
* Acquisition of a totally owned Nationwide Secretariat
* Launch of PMAN FM with cutting-edge broadcast tools
* Flag-off of the PMAN Abuja Monaco Undertaking, a multi-million-naira property enterprise
In 2024, Olusco Heritage & Funding Ltd, headed by Mr. Olufemi Olumeyan, was contracted to handle the Monaco Undertaking. Investigations have now revealed:
* Unauthorized assortment of over ₦350 million from subscribers
* Failure to satisfy undertaking obligations
* Suspicion of illicit {financial} transactions beneath forensic scrutiny
The NEC has now resolved to safeguard these investments by way of an Asset Administration Firm, guaranteeing that PMAN’s properties and funds stay shielded from additional exploitation.
The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment on Might 5, 2025, formally reaffirmed Fairly Okafor’s place as Nationwide President, with the affiliation’s headquarters acknowledged on the Lekki Secretariat. The letter acknowledges the legitimate Nationwide Delegates Convention held on October 24, 2023, on the Airport Lodge, Ikeja, the place Okafor and different executives had been elected unopposed.
