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Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by superior1: 9:01am On Jun 27, 2012
Mr. Gitto, whose company donated the controversial "Church gift" to Otueke, President Jonathan's hometown, has died.

Domenico Gitto, the owner of Gitto Construzioni Generali Nigeria Limited, the company which donated the controversial Church to Otueke, President Jonathan’s home town in Bayelsa, is dead.

Mr. Gitto, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, died in Nigeria today in yet unclear circumstances.

Sources close to the Italian businessman however say he has been troubled for sometime owing to the huge debt piled up by his company in Nigerian banks.

“The company has been having legal battles with many Nigerian banks over failed debts it owes,” a source said.

Union bank, said to be the largest creditor of Gitto is owed N10billion naira and is reported to have seized some of the company’s heavy equipment it uses for construction.

Gitto is also said to owe Diamond bank N6billion naira, a matter which has led the bank taking the company to court.

A third bank, FCMB, had written to the Federal Ministry of Works asking that all money to be paid Gitto by the ministry be paid to the bank, over a N5billion debt owed it.

All the debt, PREMIUM TIMES learnt, are bad loans as the company has failed to meet its obligations to the banks involved.

It is not clear if Gitto agreed to build the “church gift” edifice in Otueke in order to curry favours from President Goodluck Jonathan and probably be able to pay its debt.

Mr. Jonathan had said, while commissioning the Church, that he simply mentioned the idea of the old dilapidated Church to Mr. Gitto before the latter decided to build the modern edifice.

Mr. Gitto first arrived in Nigeria in 2003 on the invitation of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. The Italian, believed to be a member of the mafia clan, Provenzano, hosted the former Vice President, in his home in Sicily in August 2003. He has enjoyed government patronage for major constructions since then building major edifice like the Abuja Ecumenical centre, and the Akwa Ibom State Airport.

With the death of Mr. Gitto and the problems the company is having, the fate of the over 12 projects the company is handling for the federal government - including a section of the Abuja-Lokoja road, the Shagari Presidential complex and the East-West road- hangs in the balance.


http://premiumtimesng.com/metro/5770-Gitto-church-gift-donor-Jonathans-Otueke-dies-depression.html
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by superior1: 9:06am On Jun 27, 2012
[b][/b]In a report, PREMIUM TIMES said he died of depression and had “been troubled for sometime owing to the huge debt piled up by his company in Nigerian banks.”

The report said he owed Union Bank N10billion and Diamond Bank N6billion. “A third bank, FCMB, had written to the Federal Ministry of Works asking that all money to be paid Gitto by the ministry be paid to the bank, over a N5billion debt owed it,” it said.

And the man was busy building ''unsolicited'church

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Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Clerverly: 9:08am On Jun 27, 2012
Nice One guess who's next!
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by dagreen14: 9:30am On Jun 27, 2012
Clerverly: Nice One guess who's next!

You said that, Have you thought about the Nigerian Engineers that will be loosing their job...common man ..think ...

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Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Afam4eva(m): 9:31am On Jun 27, 2012
Something is fishy.
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Nobody: 9:32am On Jun 27, 2012
Na igbese kill d man..... grin grin grin
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Nobody: 9:32am On Jun 27, 2012
Die by Fire indeed!!
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by deshclones(m): 9:32am On Jun 27, 2012
dagreen14:

You said that, Have you thought about the Nigerian Engineers that will be loosing their job...common man ..think ...

don't mind the dimwit........he talks and reason in a trashy way...exact opposite of his supposed name... angry angry

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Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by OYINBOGOJU(m): 9:32am On Jun 27, 2012
How come our banks can give a foreigner a huge loan like this?

I guess foreigner worth more than a typical Nigeria entrepreneur.
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by superior1: 9:35am On Jun 27, 2012
afam4eva: Something is fishy.

I am beginning to wonder too. The way controvertial Italians are dying in this country these days may suggest somebody is trying to clear ground small
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by SpiritofOkija(m): 9:36am On Jun 27, 2012
dagreen14:

You said that, Have you thought about the Nigerian Engineers that will be loosing their job...common man ..think ...

Brains aint free anymore sir!
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by cold(m): 9:37am On Jun 27, 2012
Good riddance to bad rubbish.Unto the next one
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by SpiritofOkija(m): 9:38am On Jun 27, 2012
OYINBOGOJU: How come our banks can give a foreigner a huge loan like this?

I guess foreigner worth more than a typical Nigeria entrepreneur.

I was wondering just the exact same thing!!

Many of these Oyinbos come into Nigeria with next to nothing, take loans from our banks, set up a business and make a killing in profits here... But if a black man approaches a bank for a loan, na yawa.. Come today, Come tommorrow..


Is it that Blacks dont repay loans or what?!
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by ochukoccna: 9:39am On Jun 27, 2012
Please stop this donated church ish! shocked shocked shocked
The church building was a bribe undecided undecided undecided
Simples!
The guy was a mafia member
Which other organization thrives on corruption, perversion of justice and violence like them

OYINBOGOJU: How come our banks can give a foreigner a huge loan like this?

I guess foreigner worth more than a typical Nigeria entrepreneur.
Succinct Observation

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Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by SpiritofOkija(m): 9:39am On Jun 27, 2012
cold: Good riddance to bad rubbish.Unto the next one

Why do you call him bad rubbish?! All he did was build a church in the Presidents village...

You are a hateful bastard..

How do you celebrate at another mans death!

Go kill yourself you worthless piece of garbage.

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Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by stepo707: 9:39am On Jun 27, 2012
OYINBOGOJU: How come our banks can give a foreigner a huge loan like this?

I guess foreigner worth more than a typical Nigeria entrepreneur.

We worship and kiss oyibos ass too much, even common indians.
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by ifihearam: 9:40am On Jun 27, 2012
Since he is now dead,it now becomes bad debt to the banks

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Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by SpiritofOkija(m): 9:47am On Jun 27, 2012
ifihearam: Since he is now dead,it now becomes bad debt to the banks


Except they have collat..
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Demdem(m): 9:48am On Jun 27, 2012
Gitto isnt handling the east-west road nau. is it not setraco having chased away Berger
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Clerverly: 9:49am On Jun 27, 2012
dagreen14:

You said that, Have you thought about the Nigerian Engineers that will be loosing their job...common man ..think ...
My advice, they should leave Otuoke for Dokubo, Remi et al. God will give them decent jobs in a transparent company.
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Demdem(m): 9:50am On Jun 27, 2012
ifihearam: Since he is now dead,it now becomes bad debt to the banks

u dey ask again? The banks will take control of the company nau
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by CastleandGreen: 9:50am On Jun 27, 2012
Clerverly: Nice One guess who's next!

you are a clown.
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Lakayana: 9:51am On Jun 27, 2012
When one goes looking for loan from these banks they will want to see the birth certificate of your grandmother but if it is oyinbo they shake and hand over even their MD to him we seriously need help in this country. How many years has it been since independence we still behave like they are still our slave masters.
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Clerverly: 9:53am On Jun 27, 2012
deshclones:

don't mind the dimwit........he talks and reason in a trashy way...exact opposite of his supposed name... angry angry
Joystick licker, go get a life......ediot.
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by Clerverly: 9:54am On Jun 27, 2012
CastleandGreen:
you are a clown.
Your Papa!
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by undercurrent(m): 9:57am On Jun 27, 2012
cool
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by cold(m): 10:03am On Jun 27, 2012
Spirit of Okija:
Why do you call him bad rubbish?! All he did was build a church in the Presidents village...
You are a hateful bastard..
How do you celebrate at another mans death!
Go kill yourself you worthless piece of garbage.

Lol,are you done ranting or you just getting warmed up?'All he did was build a church' you say?Did you miss the part where he kept piling debts upon debts that he had no plans of servicing?In any event,why build a church?What purpose was that meant to serve?So we can have more senseless & directionless people,to add to the already out of control list of the mentally enslaved.Why not refurbish a school,a hospital or something more meaningful.
I reiterate,good riddance to bad rubbish.It's nothing personal Mr Okija

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Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by ebamma(m): 10:09am On Jun 27, 2012
this naija banks gave him loan without collateral or what
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by FEMARY1: 10:10am On Jun 27, 2012
Has FG not be paying this company for the projects executed?How come their debt portfolio so high?
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by AnotherOkija: 10:28am On Jun 27, 2012
cold:

Lol,are you done ranting or you just getting warmed up?'All he did was build a church' you say?Did you miss the part where he kept piling debts upon debts that he had no plans of servicing?In any event,why build a church?What purpose was that meant to serve?So we can have more senseless & directionless people,to add to the already out of control list of the mentally enslaved.Why not refurbish a school,a hospital or something more meaningful.
I reiterate,good riddance to bad rubbish.It's nothing personal Mr Okija

Dude!!

I think Church goers are delusional fhucktards just like those diaper head muslims up North.. But thats there s'hit so I let it be. I can criticize but not hate.. The Nigga piled debts but to say he had no 'PLANS' of repaying would be an unfair statement as the article did not state that nor alluded anything like that.. Building a Church might have had an underlying motive of currying favor but lets not forget that the Church would belong to the common people of Otuoke.. If every person offered such publicly beneficial bribes, I think Nigeria would start to take a fine shape.. Maybe the next contractor would do same.. Also, most of these public facilities require alot of bottlenecks to overcome in order to touch them... I remember this one guy whose wife was saved by a Health center (as she delivered there on her way to the hospital)... To show ggratitude, he decided to build a new wing that would be better furnished and all worth not.. Guess what?! The local Government said he should give them the money that its their job to do such..


Please dont hate on a dead man... He came, he Hustled and now he has moved on...
Re: Italian Who Donated Controversial Church To GEJ's Hometown Is Dead by cold(m): 10:43am On Jun 27, 2012
Another Okija:
Please dont hate on a dead man... He came, he Hustled and now he has moved on...
Lmao!Okija waxing philosophical.Orisirisi!Issokai

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