The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR ), Delta chapter, has condemned an online publication credited to one Mr. Jonathan Giama wherein he claimed to be the authentic chairman of the organisation in the state.

In an interview with newsmen in Warri, Delta State, the Chairman of the CDHR in Delta State, Comrade Edariese A. P. told members of the general public to discountenance the claim by Giama as he is not a member of CDHR having long been expelled from the body along with one Mr. Kehinde Taiga, Mr. Chikwendo and others for acts incompatible with the principles and objectives for which CDHR was formed.

According to him, their continuous claim to be members of the CDHR is an act of desperation, advising members of the public not to take them seriously .

Edariese lamented that Giama and his cohorts were still laying claim to the membership of the CDHR purely due to the fact that the organisation is a voluntary body where people go in and out without any hindrance and its affairs are private in the eyes of the general public who have no time to find out the true position of Delta CDHR .

He urged Giama to show proof of his membership of the organisation in the state and Nigeria.

He said : “What Giama and his cohorts are doing today is basically an act of impersonation which is a criminal act punishable under the laws of Nigeria but are still on it due to the above fact and the magnanimity of the leaders of the organisation who feel that they be ignored to avoid giving them prominence as, according to them, they will fade away gradually with the passage of time.

” For the avoidance of doubt, the CDHR of the imagination of Jonathan Giama and his co-travellers have no operating base/office either in Delta State as a branch and no head office any where in Nigeria where they meet as with the authentic CDHR which we belong.

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“The address of No. 20, Deco Road, Warri, Delta State which Mr. Jonathan Giama is quoting, is the Registered Office of Barrister Ekwetafia which is well-known to many in Warri metropolis. He and his group are now too poor to pay rent by themselves hence they chose to squat with the eminent lawyer Ekwetafia.

“Moreover, Mr. Jonathan Giama spoke of their group holding their Annual General Conference in Asaba, Delta State where he purports that Mr. Kehinde Taiga was made the National President of the CDHR of their imagination.

“The question to ask is:
What is the address of the building to enable anyone who cares to visit the place to see things for himselves if it will not turn out to be someone’s personal private building or a quack obscure hotel belonging to one of their associates?

“CDHR is a well- established and duly registered human rghts organisation with the Corporate Affairs Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, with it’s Registered Head Office at: No. 43, Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigerua, while the Delta State Chapter has its Secretariat located at the famous Isoken Plaza, ‘the Glass House’, at No. 3, Warri Effurun Road, Enerhen Junction, Enerhen in Uvwie Local Government Area, Delta State, Nigeria with the septuagerian, Comrade Chief Edariese A. Peter, a seasoned banker (retired) and businessman as its Chairman with Comrades Israel Joe and Harrison Itulua as secretary and reasurer respectively.

“The organization, CDHR, has a registered board of trrustees with an erudite lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, as Chairman with other five eminent Nigerians who have made waves in their chosen career as members.”

Edariese called on law enforcement agencies to beam their searchlight on the activities of Giama and his cohorts with a view to apprehending them.

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