Emi Systems Nigeria Limited, one of the companies indicted by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has given the Presidency seven days ultimatum to retract the sponsored publication which it described as false or be sued.

In a letter titled, Re: Buhari’s Panel indicts over 300 ONSA Contractors, recovers N7 billion”, counsel to the company, Greenfeild Chambers said the publication disparaged its client before right thinking men in the society as it completed and handed over all jobs it was awarded way back in 2012.

“Our client’s attention was drawn by their customers, business associates and contractors to the press statement accredited to Garba Shehu, the Special Assistant (media) to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the report from the investigating panel of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to the effect that EMI Systems Ltd was indicted as a company which ‘outrightly failed to execute contract(s) or did so partially and have therefore been asked to refund various sums’.

“Our client finds the above press ‘statement of indictment’ as unfounded, false, baseless and does not reflect the true state of affairs regarding the contracts handled by our client and the engagement by our client with the investigating panel that led to several joint site verification visits carried out by the panel and our client.

“For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state unequivocally that all the contracts awarded to EMI Systems by the ONSA have been fully completed and the contracts were awarded in 2012”, Emeka Obegolu of Greenfeild Chambers said.

The solicitor to the company claimed that the publication cast their client as “a company with no track record of project management and completion; a company that cannot be trusted with contracts in the public sector of any serious government, and a company lacking in integrity and corporate ethics in their day to day business.”

They explained that the contract awarded to them was valued at €722,059.96 for the four contracts, almost four years ago and the contracts had since been performed to the satisfaction of the ONSA.

According to them, they were invited and honoured the investigative panel where they presented documentary evidence to the satisfaction of all parties showing that they did not have any outstanding obligation with the only area of doubt being whether the payment received by the company was net or inclusive of all taxes.
“That the panel insisted that our client should pay taxes on the payments made to it while our client opined that as a matter of practice, government withholds taxes before payment is made, as the items supplied were individually priced.

“That the tax issue was not conclusive as our client is consulting with tax practitioners to get professional advice on the issue of tax liability as stated above,” they stated.
Obegolu said that there was never a time their client was accused of non-completion of jobs in the 20 years they had been into security solutions and contractual relationships.

“We therefore, on behalf of EMI Systems Ltd, demand that Mr. Garba Shehu issues an immediate retraction of the misleading publication concerning our client and a letter addressed to our client conveying the said retraction. This is the minimum that will assuage the battered corporate image of our client and reassure their customers of the corporate integrity of our client and continuing commitment to excellent service delivery.
“Take notice therefore, that unless we receive the letter of retraction within seven (7) days of the date of receipt of this letter, we have our client’s standing instruction to employ all legal means to seek redress for the publication including seeking damages in libel before a court of competent jurisdiction,” they demanded.

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If they were falsely indicted, they should by all means sue.

So many lies in this so called fight against corruption

Ultimatum wey i don dey hear frm different groups e.g IPOB, AREWA etc. 'No action'

instead they will go about to sabotage d govt. Secretely inform of pipelines vandalism etc. Attack d govt openly to shw ur grievances.

If they aren't guilty, sure they should sue him


Ban bashi, #shikena!

Fmartin:
Ultimatum wey i don dey hear frm different groups e.g IPOB, AREWA etc. 'No action'

instead they will go about to sabotage d govt. Secretely inform of pipelines vandalism etc. Attack d govt openly to shw ur grievances.

You're a small boy. This was how Buhari's shameful ouster started gradually in 1985 . Complaints came from right, left and centre about his selective ,vindictive and persecutory rule but he turned deaf ears just a similitude of what's happening now. No wonder he was disgraced out of office in one of the cheapest palace coups in human history. For your information, Buhari was removed like a mere chicken in 1985 even when he was in his youthful 40s and I pray he continues in the same manner. His eyes will soon clear.

K

They should make sure they sue Buhari same amount that was billed mtn.

Seems Nigerians re shameless, they called you a thief and yet you a playing with another man 's goat.

OLADD:


You're a small boy. This was how Buhari's shameful ouster started gradually in 1985 . Complaints came from right, left and centre about his selective ,vindictive and persecutory rule but he turned deaf ears just a similitude of what's happening now. No wonder he was disgraced out of office in one of the cheapest palace coups in human history. For your information, Buhari was removed like a mere chicken in 1985 even when he was in his youthful 40s I pray he continues in the same manner. His eyes will soon clear.

And in his old age (70s) when he s weaker, he kicked out your hero who was younger

jogojogo:


And in his old age (70s) when he s weaker, he kicked out your hero who was younger

Why didn't he kick out Obasanjo and Yaadua even before he clocked 70? You're not making sense.

I hear say bubu apologize

OLADD:


Why didn't he kick out Obasanjo and Yaadua even before he clocked 70? You're not making sense.

So na you make sense?

OLADD:


Why didn't he kick out Obasanjo and Yaadua even before he clocked 70? You're not making sense.

So na you make sense?

OLADD:


Why didn't he kick out Obasanjo and Yaadua even before he clocked 70? You're not making sense.

So na you make sense?

Lalasticlala why didn't this get to front page?

I know very soon they will use another allegation on the md sack him and use a Fulani to replace him

jogojogo:


And in his old age (70s) when he s weaker, he kicked out your hero who was younger

Hmmm he kicked out his Hero indeed. You forgot so soon that he was disgraced severally before he eventually teamed up with the wasterners.

OLADD:


Why didn't he kick out Obasanjo and Yaadua even before he clocked 70? You're not making sense.

Leave d idiots he reasons tro his anus

As long as they are wrongfully indicted,they can sue..
Nobody is above the law

pls neva close ur gate as i neva colet my share

U go fear Na.

OLADD:


You're a small boy. This was how Buhari's shameful ouster started gradually in 1985 . Complaints came from right, left and centre about his selective ,vindictive and persecutory rule but he turned deaf ears just a similitude of what's happening now. No wonder he was disgraced out of office in one of the cheapest palace coups in human history. For your information, Buhari was removed like a mere chicken in 1985 even when he was in his youthful 40s I pray he continues in the same manner. His eyes will soon clear.

Jump in to lagoon. Person weh removed am where him dey today Ipod zombie.

We will wait and see

OLADD:


You're a small boy. This was how Buhari's shameful ouster started gradually in 1985 . Complaints came from right, left and centre about his selective ,vindictive and persecutory rule but he turned deaf ears just a similitude of what's happening now. No wonder he was disgraced out of office in one of the cheapest palace coups in human history. For your information, Buhari was removed like a mere chicken in 1985 even when he was in his youthful 40s I pray he continues in the same manner. His eyes will soon clear.

We are running a democracy now....plus 1985 is different from 2016.

And regardless of whose ox is gored...we must fight corruption....be it PDP or APC.Too many have suffered and continue to suffer because people loot and we sit down and defend them in the name of tribal and religious interest.

Moheat:

Hmmm he kicked out his Hero indeed. You forgot so soon that he was disgraced severally before he eventually teamed up with the wasterners.

Epod if Buhari matter pain u,jump in to lagoon cause he has come to stay for a very long time. Mtcheww.

OLADD:

[s]You're a small boy. This was how Buhari's shameful ouster started gradually in 1985 . Complaints came from right, left and centre about his selective ,vindictive and persecutory rule but he turned deaf ears just a similitude of what's happening now. No wonder he was disgraced out of office in one of the cheapest palace coups in human history. For your information, Buhari was removed like a mere chicken in 1985 even when he was in his youthful 40s I pray he continues in the same manner. His eyes will soon clear[/s].

CRap!!! How do you intend to live for 4 years with this sort of hate?


@ thread Defending corruption you didn't benefit is like jubilating over a the delivery of bastard you know you certainly didn't father!

Looku and laffu

rule of law disruption will always cause monumental embarrassments. Beauty of democracy.

On Behalf of President Buhari, I hereby tell the company to F:U:C:K OFF!