The Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN Abia state chapter is praying the federal high Court Umuahia to determine whether Emeka Rollas’s tenure has not expired as national president of AGN considering that the board of trustees that brought him into power was sacked by the court.
National Watch reports that the federal high Court lagos sacked the trustees that elected Rollas and other executives on 16th March 2015.
The Abia AGN prayer is coming following the perpetual crisis rocking the guild when the national president of the guild, Emeka Rollas imposed one Doris Ogala on them, against the election of Amalaha David Onyebuchi held on 20th May 2023 in Umuahia.
Briefing newsmen in Umuahia thursday, the coordinator special projects of AGN Abia state, Nwoko Nathaniel Udochika flanked by the Chief whip and public relations officer, Emeka Onyekwere said they went to court to stop Emeka Rollas from imposing Doris Ogala, who is not their member in Abia till date.
Udochika and Onyekwere told newsmen that the guild in Abia went to court to challenge Rollas’s action. Because of court action, they said Rollas has appointed upto five persons to head AGN Abia state. While some had ran away seeing his illegality, others he (Rollas) appointed did not agree to take up the role.
They also called on the security to stop Rollas from commissioning their headqaurters which the plan is ongoing, pending the decision of the court. Udochika and Onyekwere said they based their argument on court’s judgement that sacked the board of trustees does not have the powers to appoint or elect any body to lead AGN.
They further stated that Rollas has started registration of new members and urged the public to take note of his illegal actions.
