Real estate firm, Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited, has dismissed as false and misleading, a recent publication alleging that it had disowned one of its directors, Mr. Kojo Ansah Mensah.
A statement issued yesterday and signed by company secretary, described the report credited to Adeniran Olatokunbo Ogunmuyiwa as “riddled with falsehood” and an attempt to mislead the public on the ownership and management structure of the firm.
It said the legitimate directors of Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited as recorded with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) are: Mr. Kojo Ansah Mensah, Sir Samuel Esson Jonah, Mr. Victor Quainoo, and Mr. Jonah Nathaniel. The company stressed that anyone else claiming to act on its behalf was doing so fraudulently.
Although Ogunmuyiwa was initially a shareholder and director, the firm clarified that he voluntarily exited the company following a Heads of Agreement signed on June 1, 2012, and a Special Resolution dated April 9, 2013, relinquishing his 20 percent shareholding.
His resignation, the company added, was formalized in 2017.
“As part of his exit package, Mr. Ogunmuyiwa was granted development rights over 94.8 hectares of land in River Park and an additional 45 hectares for settlement of company creditors, which he failed to fulfill,” the company alleged.
It also stated that since 2014, Mr. Kojo Ansah Mensah has been the sole signatory to all company accounts domiciled in Zenith Bank, UBA, and Wema Bank, overseeing salary payments, tax remittances, pension deductions and building permit fees.
The company further distanced itself from a purported lawsuit filed against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by Chief Anthony Malik (SAN), insisting that neither its board nor its directors authorized such legal action.
“We challenge Chief Malik to show proof that any payments received as legal fees came from the official accounts of Houses for Africa Nigeria Limited,” the statement read.
The firm urged the media and the public to verify any claims regarding its ownership or representation through CAC records, warning against being misled by unauthorized individuals.
Attached to the statement were certified CAC documents, Ogunmuyiwa’s resignation letter, his exit agreement, and bank statements confirming payments to his consulting firm.