j4sure: This is a serious matter that must not be swept under the carpet o

sammieguze: That man sef....

Are you sure he is a pastor?

benarex: Pastor Ayo is CAN President and has interests in a company that owns a jet. The jet was leased out to another company. Their story. What I'm not understanding here is that is the lessor company registered under Part C of CAMA? The legal giant does not sound convinced about that. There's nowhere in our law that says a Pastor cannot venture into business.

stopdat: Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi
Falana (SAN), has accused the
President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor, of breaching the
provisions of the Company and
Allied Matters Act through the use of
a private jet belonging to a company
in which he had interest to smuggle
$9.3m cash to South Africa.
Falana said by the provisions of
CAMA, the jet which was allegedly
registered for the facilitation of
evangelism could not be leased to
another company for commercial
purpose, as CAN had said while
defending Oritsejafor.
The lawyer said this in a paper he
delivered at a seminar organised for
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission’s prosecutors by the
Justice Research Institute in Abuja.
He described as diversionary, the
statement credited to CAN that the
jet had been leased to another
company, apparently to deny
Oritsejafor’s involvement in the jet’s
mission to South Africa.
He said, “Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the
President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, whose private
jet was used to ferry the money to
South Africa, has denounced those
who have dared to challenge the
involvement of a plane bought for
evangelism in the alleged smuggling
of laundered money.
“In spite of the diversionary
statement of CAN, the influential
pastor cannot dismiss the scandal
with a wave of the hand. With
respect, the explanation by CAN that
the jet was leased to another
company is an admission of the
breach of the law.
“A jet registered for the facilitation of
evangelism cannot be leased to
another company for commercial
purposes, as churches are
registered under part C of the
Company and Allied Matters Act as
non-profit making organisations.”
He noted that many Nigerian pastors
had been indicted in the United
Kingdom for investing church funds
in violation of the Charity Act.
He, therefore, said the CAN President
should apologise to Nigerians if he
was lucky to escape prosecution for
a breach of the provisions of CAMA.
The lawyer said, “In recent time,
some of our pastors have been
indicted in the United Kingdom for
investing church funds in business
in violation of the Charity Act.
“If Pastor Oritsejafor is lucky that he
is not prosecuted for breaching the
CAMA, he owes Nigerians a public
apology. The CAN leadership cannot
afford to engage in attacking its
political opponents in a matter
pertaining to the breach of the law.”
Falana also called for the adoption
of the recommendation of the
National Conference that the office
of the Attorney-General of the
Federation should be separated
from that of the Minister of Justice
and those of the attorneys-general
of various states be separated from
that of the commissioners for
justice.

http://www.punchng.com/news/9-3m-scandal-oritsejafor-violated-company-law-says-falana/

isrecole: Please Learned Senior Advocate,can you pinpoint the Section of the Corporate and Allied Matters Act(CAMA) Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor contravened? My legal opinion is that,since the Church was registered under Part C of the Act,it becomes a Juristic person. So what stops a legal entity from dealing with another legal entity. Sir,even if you lift the veil, no fraud has been committed by Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor because the man of God gave good reason why the jet was leased out. With due respect Sir,if you can't come up with another plausible ground,I beg to say;you are wrong sir!!!

tbaba1234:

National Civil Aviation Policy 2013 states

*For private aircraft owned or leased by individuals, only the family members of the owner/lessee of the aircraft will be permitted on board as passengers.

*For private aircraft owned or leased by companies or corporate entities, only the employees and members of the Board of Directors of the company will be permitted on board as passengers.

Thanks for bringing these to public domain.

Yet some people see it that Ayo has not contravene our law.

The $9.3m Money-Laundering-Cash-for-Arm Deal is many questions demanding for answers.

Yet, some folks see it as normal or right thing.

*For aircraft belonging to non-scheduled or scheduled operators, only the employees and members of the Board of Directors of the company or the corporation may be permitted on board as passengers;

all operators will declare the identities of all passengers on non-revenue charter flights in the appropriate general declaration forms prior to obtaining ATC clearance.

stopdat: Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi
Falana (SAN), has accused the
President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor, of breaching the
provisions of the Company and
Allied Matters Act through the use of
a private jet belonging to a company
in which he had interest to smuggle
$9.3m cash to South Africa.
Falana said by the provisions of
CAMA, the jet which was allegedly
registered for the facilitation of
evangelism could not be leased to
another company for commercial
purpose, as CAN had said while
defending Oritsejafor.
The lawyer said this in a paper he
delivered at a seminar organised for
the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission’s prosecutors by the
Justice Research Institute in Abuja.
He described as diversionary, the
statement credited to CAN that the
jet had been leased to another
company, apparently to deny
Oritsejafor’s involvement in the jet’s
mission to South Africa.
He said, “Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the
President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria, whose private
jet was used to ferry the money to
South Africa, has denounced those
who have dared to challenge the
involvement of a plane bought for
evangelism in the alleged smuggling
of laundered money.
“In spite of the diversionary
statement of CAN, the influential
pastor cannot dismiss the scandal
with a wave of the hand. With
respect, the explanation by CAN that
the jet was leased to another
company is an admission of the
breach of the law.
“A jet registered for the facilitation of
evangelism cannot be leased to
another company for commercial
purposes, as churches are
registered under part C of the
Company and Allied Matters Act as
non-profit making organisations.”
He noted that many Nigerian pastors
had been indicted in the United
Kingdom for investing church funds
in violation of the Charity Act.
He, therefore, said the CAN President
should apologise to Nigerians if he
was lucky to escape prosecution for
a breach of the provisions of CAMA.
The lawyer said, “In recent time,
some of our pastors have been
indicted in the United Kingdom for
investing church funds in business
in violation of the Charity Act.
“If Pastor Oritsejafor is lucky that he
is not prosecuted for breaching the
CAMA, he owes Nigerians a public
apology. The CAN leadership cannot
afford to engage in attacking its
political opponents in a matter
pertaining to the breach of the law.”
Falana also called for the adoption
of the recommendation of the
National Conference that the office
of the Attorney-General of the
Federation should be separated
from that of the Minister of Justice
and those of the attorneys-general
of various states be separated from
that of the commissioners for
justice.

http://www.punchng.com/news/9-3m-scandal-oritsejafor-violated-company-law-says-falana/

ayukdaboss:

It's very shameful how Oritsefemi has gradually and successfully made CAN a joke in Nigeria. To think that a man who prides himself around heavily laden with blings and chains of different shapes and sizes like a gangster would make the above comment is seriously appalling...."I will not do anything to tarnish the image of the god of hip-hop"

So Mr. Oritsejafor you are using your jet registered for Evangelical purposes to do "kabu kabu"? What a show of shame.

Please humble yourself and apologize to Nigerians. Even GEJ (King Corruption) ecan't save you now.

wallex1983: Falana iڪ crazy

Iamfrank: Leave my itsekiri uncle o

BananaBender:
You're right.

What you missed, is the fact that church is the kind of business that when the cool people join, everyone wants to join. Will the single ladies go to a church filled with broke niggas?

I will rather sell a luxury good to 20 people and make more money than I'll make selling a regular product to 500 people.

Nigga, it's not about the number of members but the number of "saved souls"

sammieguze: That man sef....





Are you sure he is a pastor?

summerflame: Is Oritsejafor a MAN of GOD, a thief, money launder or a politician or Hip Hop artist or a DON of his realm?

vega84: i wonder y u call Gej king of corruption as if naija jst spoil today.

ifitumiojo: Everyone should b treated equally!if he has breached any provision of the law!he should not be spared

Ipledge: I don't have the right to judge an anointed man of God

ifitumiojo: Everyone should b treated equally!if he has breached any provision of the law!he should not be spared

Dmacaw: Falana said by the provisions of
CAMA, the jet which was [b][/b]allegedly
registered for the facilitation of
evangelism could not be leased to
another company for commercial
purpose, as CAN had said while
defending Oritsejafor.

Only in Nigeria would a SAN pronounce someone guilty based on rumor the jet which was "allegedly" registered for evangelism for God sake if you are not sure what name Pst Ayo used in registration why not do your homework properly before coming out to feed this majority of the gullible peeps on Nairaland trash.