Here's a copy of 2face Idibia's petition to the NCC over COSON crisis

For a while now, the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has been in leadership tumoil and last week, a former member of its Board, Efe Omorogbe who also doubles as 2face Idibia's manager was arraigned in court.

In his response, 2face Idibia called on the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) to intervene in the ongoing crisis as there is no clear chairman of COSON with Tony Okoroji and Efe Omorogbe both laying claim to the leadership of the body.  

2face Idibia In a petition addressed to the NCC, lamented that Omorogbe and other COSON board members were being “being harassed, intimidated, and demonised” by the police.  He accused Okoroji of fighting for the control of COSON for “personal ends”.

The petition was addressed to Alam Ezekude, director-general of NCC, copied Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of police, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and President Muhammadu Buhari.

It partly reads;

'It is quite unfortunate and disheartening that a simple call for accountability and transparency has degenerated into relentless media attack, harassment and intimidation of the group of people who made the call. The personal interest of a few should not supersede the collective interest of generality of members and overall well being of the society.

I will like to implore you to use your good office to engage the Inspector General of Police with a view to setting the records straight and reversing the embarrassing and dangerous scenario where Mr Efe Omorogbe and Mr Joel Ajayi, chairman and members of the commission-recognised board acting well under the directive of the regulator, are now being harassed, intimidated, demonised and prosecuted by a sister government agency – The Nigerian Police Force. COSON is formed and built by the collective efforts of like-minded industry stalwarts, and it will be a shame to see all of the hard work that has gone into building the society, go down the drain.

Our CMO is under siege and our commonwealth is threatened by Chief Tony Okoroji and his agents who for personal ends, continue to demonstrate deep contempt for regulation and the call for accountability.”