The police investigation into allegations of financial misconduct against Pretty Okafor, President of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria,PMAN, has found no evidence of wrongdoing. Speaking at a press conference during the week, Okafor denied the allegations, stating that they were part of a plot to topple his leadership.
The PMAN National Working Committee,NWC, had suspended Okafor in 2024 over alleged financial misconduct, appointing Sunny Neji as acting president. In a swift reaction, the National Executive Committee,NEC, later suspended Neji, Ruggedman, Zaaki Azzay, and JFO Baba Ojonorgua for undermining the associations integrity.
The allegations against Okafor were investigated by the police, and the findings have cleared him of any financial misconduct. Okafor claimed that the allegations were instigated by some members of the National Working Committee NWC while he was overseas on official PMAN duty.
Okafor said "Let me state this in the strongest terms possible: there was never any financial misconduct. There was never any forgery. There was no breach of the PMAN Constitution on my part. Now, the truth has finally prevailed.