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Elano bent on securing N700M loan, despite court restraint

 Elano bent on securing 700M loan facility, despite court restraint...


...uses Host Community assets to fight battles


Despite a restraint Order  by the Rivers State High Court against, Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited, Elano Investments Company Ltd, and FCMB, from tempering with Host Community's assets/dividend/ equity/stake due to the host communities in Eleme Local Government area of Rivers state, the Directors of Elano Investment Ltd have devised a means to circumvent the order by using the Assets of the Host Communities being held in the name of the Company to raise about 700 million in one of the financial institutions in the Court.


The trouble with Elano started after the Company and other Defendants in matter  were served with a restraint order from the Court in a suit instituted by Honourable Aforji Igwe, the Honourable member representing Eleme Constituency, of the Rivers State House of Assembly.


Hon. Aforji's position as revealed in the suit was that the Court should restrain the Defendants from further dissipating the assets of the Host Communities being held in the name of Elano until and after the determination  of the pending  Arbitral proceedings or the ongoing settlement exercise Between Elano and the Host Communities being chaired by the Honourable member.


Our correspondent gathered that Elano has refused to take the ongoing settlement exercise serious as they kept on deceiving the dispute settlement facilitators.  The reluctance of Elano was not unconnected with the fact that they have  the proceeds of the dividends in their custody which they have been spending and dissipating the money/assets at will at the detriment of the Host Communities which the dividends and money are primarily meant to cater for. Since the company has been barred from a accessing the accounts for now, they  are 'cash trapped' and the only alternative they are considering, is to  give out the Communities' assets that are  being held in the name of Elano as collateral in turn for a loan of 700 million naira to fight unnecessary court cases which can easily be resolved but for the subtle frustration being employed by the Company.


The Host Communities of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals   include: Akpajo, Njuru/Akpakpan, Okerewa, Aleto and Agboncha communities.


In the suit no: PHC/3344/CS/2020, Igwe joined Indorama Petrochemicals Limited, Elano Investment Limited and First City Monument Bank (FCMB) as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd respondents respectively.


Igwe also argued that the continuous payments and further dissipation of assets  by respondents may lead to  breach of peace and order in his constituency.


Justice Adolphus Enebeli while granting an interim order, also restrained the 3rd respondent (FCMB) from paying, dissipating or honouring cheques or payment instructions from the 2nd respondent.


"It is hereby ordered as follows; That an interim order of court pursuant to Article 26(3) of Arbitration Rules, First Schedule to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. CAP A18 Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, vis-à-vis Section 25 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, CAP A18 Law of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 be.



"And it is hereby made restraining the 1st defendant/respondent by itself, its servants, agents, officers, directors, legal representatives and other whomsoever from paying to the 2nd defendant/respondent any dividend or other payment howsoever described due and accruing to the applicant/host communities 7.5 percent equity/stake in the 1st defendant/ respondent, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.



" An order is hereby made restraining the 1st defendant/respondent by itself, its servants, agents, officers, directors, legal representatives and other whomsoever from depositing any payment whatsoever into the 2nd defendant/respondent's account being held in trust on behalf of the applicant/host communities of Eleme Local Government, Eleme, Rivers State domiciled with First City Monument Bank Plc.



"An order is hereby made restraining the 3rd defendant/respondent itself, its servants, agents, officers, directors, legal representatives and other whomsoever from paying, dissipating, or honouring any Cheque or payment instruction or howsoever tampering with the money/dividend/res  in their custody to which this suit relates especially as pertaining to the 2nd defendant/respondent's accounts being held in trust on behalf of the applicant/host communities of Eleme Local Government, Rivers State domiciled with First City Monument Bank PLC.", Justice Enebeli ruled

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