Firm vindicates Akwa Ibom Ex-Guber candidate over property claims

Tony Okoh, Uyo

Reticulated Global Engineering Limited has exonerated its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Emem Coffie of allegations published by a Media organization regarding a property transaction at Palma Royale Estate, Wuye, Abuja.

The company described the report as a reckless and one-sided publication aimed at tarnishing his image and misleading the public.

In a press statement issued by the company’s management on Saturday and made available to Journalists, Reticulated Global Engineering explained that the said beneficiary, Miss Benedicta Akpana, was duly offered and allocated a four-bedroom duplex with a boys’ quarters within the estate, which was at an advanced stage of completion when she indicated interest.

The firm clarified that several other clients who fulfilled payment obligations had already taken possession of their respective units without any hitch.

According to the statement, “Following her constant display of cantankerous behaviour and refusal to comply with agreed terms, management advised her to pay up all outstanding balances and take possession. Rather than do so, she resorted to filing petitions and using the Police to intimidate company staff while attempting to seize property keys by force.”

“Despite several letters sent to her since March 2025 requesting that she clear her outstanding balance, she ignored them and continued to employ different Police units and hired thugs to visit the estate, causing repeated disruptions,” the statement added. “We have video and pictorial evidence of these incidents.”

Consequently, the company stated that it revoked her property allocation in writing and formally requested her bank account details to refund her initial deposit, noting that “management does not wish to have a person of questionable and antagonistic character within the Estate.”

Reticulated Global Engineering strongly debunked Miss Akpana’s claim that she was asked to pay additional money due to an increase in property value, describing it as false and mischievous.

“The truth remains that she never completed payment; hence, possession could not be granted,” the company affirmed.

The firm equally dismissed allegations that its MD/CEO failed to honour Police invitations, clarifying that Engr. Coffie attended to the matter as soon as he returned to Abuja.

Police investigations, according to the company, have since confirmed that none of the claims made by Miss Akpana on social media or television were substantiated.

“All timelines and conditions set by the Police for an amicable resolution were violated by Miss Akpana, who preferred sensational media trials and social media propaganda to lawful dispute resolution,” the company said. “The matter is already before a competent court, and justice will follow its natural course.”

Reticulated Global Engineering also described Sahara Reporters’ publication as “recklessly biased, factually hollow, and lacking in professional balance”, insisting that no attempt to malign Engr. Coffee’s character would succeed.

“It is disappointing that a medium of Sahara Reporters’ standing could publish such a distorted story without verifying facts from all sides,” the company lamented. “This is pure blackmail, social media bullying, and an orchestrated attempt to subvert justice. However, the truth will always prevail.”

The management urged members of the public to be properly guided, stressing that Engr. Coffie remains a thoroughbred professional and responsible corporate citizen with an unblemished record in the real estate industry.

“Resorting to emotional outbursts, propaganda, and blackmail cannot replace due process,” the company emphasized. “Those who trade falsehood for public sympathy will soon face the consequences of their actions in the court of law.”

With this clarification, Reticulated Global Engineering reaffirmed its commitment to upholding transparency, ethical business conduct, and the delivery of quality housing to Nigerians, as it called on the public to disregard the falsehoods peddled online and allow the court to adjudicate the matter on its merits.