Oluatuegwu @65: Celebrating A Visionary Leader, Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo by CFA - ITREALMS

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Today, we celebrate a leader whose unwavering commitment to “Everything Technology, Technology Everywhere” is turning bold ideas into real impact for Ndi Anambra.

As someone privileged to lead the Anambra State ICT Agency, driving e-governance initiatives, and now the Geeks & Founders Alliance for Soludo (GEFAS), a coalition of tech professionals, founders, and enthusiasts advancing technology and championing the re-election of Governor Soludo, I see first-hand how Mr. Governor’s vision keeps challenging us to push boundaries: from digitizing government operations to expanding free Solution WiFi, deploying smart solutions, and driving public-private partnerships that create jobs and make Anambra truly work for the people.

Soludo: el-Rufai’s book is intellectual fraud – ITREALMS

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Although there is no single definition of fraud, the online definitions that come to mind as one reads Nasir el-Rufai’s book (The Accidental Public Servant) is “fraud as course of deception, an intentional concealment, omission, or perversion of truth”, or “an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual”.

Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, former CBN governor

I know el-Rufai as a brilliant fellow and I certainly expected a definitive book. His stated objective was to “tell the story of my public service years…” but it turned out a very bad example of how to write a memoir. It is more of wild concoctions and commentaries on imagined events outside of his “public service years”.

EFCC bows to #BoyCottGTBankOverInnoson pressure, releases Chukwuma

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The chairman of Innoson Motors Group, Dr. Innocent Chukwuma has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday evening, reports ITRealms.

His release, ITRealms gathered was not unconnected to the condemnation that followed his abduction from Enugu, Tuesday morning.

ITRealms also gathered that concern Nigerians have commenced social media campaign on Twitter with a #BoyCottGTBankOverInnoson hashtag barely 24 hours.

Dr. Chukwuma was released on bail, according to report by the Channels TV.

His abduction by EFCC, ITRealms equally gathered was attributed to commercial transaction involving Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) Plc which went awary and culminated in GTBank being indebted to the business mogul to over N10 billion.

Equally, ITRealms gathered his release was linked to alleged "pressure" on EFCC and GTBank brought about by the unprecedented social media across various platforms including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp and Telegram, among others.

In addition, the Federal Government may have become uncomfortable with the increasing bad blood and image the commando abduction of Chukwuma has been causing nationwide.

However, EFCC in a Tweet on its handle a few hours ago, insisted on why Dr. Chukwuma was taken in for question, alleging "Chukwuma & his brother, Charles (who is at large) are being investigated by EFCC's Capital Market & Insurance Fraud Section for N1,478,366,859.66 fraud. He allegedly forged documents to secure tax waivers."

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Chukwuma: Innoson faults EFCC claims, insists Commission misleading public

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The management of Innoson Group Motors has faulted the claims by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on the reasons for arresting the company chairman, Dr Innocent Chukwuma in Enugu, Tuesday morning, reports ITRealms.

Reacting to the reasons given by gestapo kind of arrest of Dr. Chukwuma by EFCC, the Head Corporate Communications at Innoson Group, Cornel Osigwe, told ITRealms that at no time was Chukwuma invited by the Commission.

Innoson said that this claim by the commission is not factual and tends to mislead the public and bring the personality and character of Dr Innocent Chukwuma to disrepute, insisting that they want to state the true position so as to inform the general public the truth about this matter.

The company in a press statement noted that “EFCC never at any time invited Dr Innocent Chukwuma either in writing or through any other means. We are aware that EFCC investigated GTB complaint against Innoson in 2012.

“During the investigation he was invited and he honoured the invitation. After the investigation EFCC filed a charge against him at Lagos State High Court.

“The charge was subsequently struck out. However Dr Innocent Chukwuma and Innoson Nigeria Ltd appealed against the order striking out the case on the basis that it ought to be dismissed and not struck out.

“The appeal - appeal no. Ca/l/1330cm/2017 is till date still pending at the Court of Appeal Lagos division. Till date, EFCC never invited Dr Innocent Chukwuma again,” he said.

Osigwe, maintained that at the time of going to the press, they do not know formally, on what offence Dr. Chukwuma was arrested or being detained for.

“On this recent arrest, Dr Innocent Chukwuma has not been told officially the purpose of his arrest and he demands to know why,” he asked.

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