{"id":32303,"date":"2019-05-31T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=32303"},"modified":"2019-06-01T03:50:56","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T02:50:56","slug":"sec-concludes-oando-investigation-direct-wale-tinubu-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/sec-concludes-oando-investigation-direct-wale-tinubu-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Concludes Oando Investigation: Directs’ Group CEO Wale Tinubu, Others To Resign"},"content":{"rendered":"

…Oando Challenge Commission On Findings<\/strong>
\n…To Seek Redress In Court<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has concluded investigation of Oando Plc and directed among others the resignation of the affected Board members, and also barred the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) and the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (DGCEO) of Oando Plc from being directors of public companies for a period of five (5) years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The SEC also directed the convening of an Extra-Ordinary General Meeting on or before July 1, 2019, to appoint new directors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These among others the SEC stated, are part of measures to address identified violations in the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Oando has described the SEC’s alleged infractions and penalties as unsubstantiated, ultra vires, invalid and calculated to prejudice the business of the Company.<\/p>\n

The Company in a statement to nationalwire said it was not given the opportunity to see, review and respond to the forensic audit report and so is unable to ascertain what findings (if any) were made in relation to the alleged infractions and defend itself accordingly before the SEC.<\/p>\n

To this end, Oando’s statement signed by its Chief compliance officer and company Secretary, Ayotola Jagun, said “the Company reserves its rights to take all legal steps to protect its business and assets whilst remaining committed to act in the best interests of all its shareholders.<\/p>\n

According to the SEC, \u201cFollowing the receipt of two petitions by the Commission in 2017, investigations were conducted into the activities of Oando Plc (a company listed on the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCertain infractions of Securities and other relevant laws were observed. The Commission further engaged Deloitte & Touche to conduct a Forensic Audit of the activities of Oando Plc. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cThe general public is hereby notified of the conclusion of the investigations of Oando Plc. The findings from the report revealed serious infractions such as false disclosures, market abuses, misstatements in financial statements, internal control failures, and corporate governance lapses stemming from poor board oversight, irregular approval of directors\u2019 remuneration, unjustified disbursements to directors and management of the company, related party transactions not conducted at arm\u2019s length, amongst others\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The SEC also directed the payment of monetary penalties by the company and affected individuals and directors, and refund of improperly disbursed remuneration by the affected Board members to the company.<\/span><\/p>\n

As required under Section 304 of the Investments and Securities Act, (ISA) 2007, the Commission said it would refer all issues with possible criminality to the appropriate criminal prosecuting authorities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the SEC stated that other aspects of the findings would be referred to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Commission is confident that with the implementation of the above directives and introduction of some remedial measures, such unwholesome practices by public companies would be significantly reduced.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, in line with the Federal Government\u2019s resolve to build strong institutions, Boards of public companies are enjoined to properly perform their fiduciary duties as required under extant securities laws\u201d the statement added.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Commission, as the apex regulator of the Nigerian capital market, maintains its zero tolerance to market infractions, and reiterates its commitment to ensuring the fairness, integrity, efficiency and transparency of the securities market, thereby strengthening investor protection.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, has concluded investigation of Oando Plc and directed among others the resignation of the affected Board members, and also barred the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) and the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (DGCEO) of Oando Plc from being directors of public companies for a period of five (5) years.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15635,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1593,17,624],"tags":[1863],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-32303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-business","category-metro","category-news","category-politics","tag-oando-plc"],"yoast_head":"\nSEC Concludes Oando Investigation: Directs' Group CEO Wale Tinubu, Others To Resign - 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