15th July, 2011
 Constitutional lawyer and one-time legal adviser to the Performing Musiciansâ€
Christy is no more, how do you feel?
Her death, although unexpected, is painful and a colossal loss as well as shocking, but she lived a good life and I am sure most Nigerians will know that. I remember when I was to get married in the late 1980s, of all the women in my life then, the day she met my present wife, she said “my lawyer, this is the wife you will marry out of them all.†I was her personal lawyer as well as her business lawyer. I must say this that she stood by us throughout her life and during our struggles. If you donâ€
How will you describe her tenure as the president of PMAN?
She was the best president PMAN ever had because her reign earned so much tremendous respect to the union, being the first woman to head its affairs. In fact, she brought motherly touch to the association and bagged international recognition PMAN had been yearning for. So, it was a reign of success. Donâ€
A statement was credited to you that you claimed that PMAN has three presidents, how true is this?
We never said that PMAN had three presidents but the legal position we issued was, as at that time, there were three cases in the courts and until they were decided, it was not ripe for you to say who is who, You know the kind of PMAN we have is where people want to take the law into their hands and donâ€
One of the courtâ€
Let me tell you one thing, the election that produced Dele Abiodun took place when there was an appeal. Instead, they went on to conduct another election and you and I know that any act done in flagrant disobedience of courtâ€
Which election?
The Osun election that produced Dele Abiodun and another election was held in Asaba that produced Preddy Wise. Meanwhile, Tee Macâ€
Were you aware of the Osun election?
Yes, but I told them it could not hold. I was invited and I told them the legal implications and that I could not be part of lawlessness, so I told them to hold on. I learnt that Dele Abiodun has resigned but up till now, he has not informed me formally. In fact, a day to the day Dele Abiodun allegedly resigned, he was in my house, it was a Sunday and told me some people are intimidating him and I asked him, “how can they intimidate you to resign?†I gave him my words. It was Emma Ogosi that sent me a text message that Dele Abiodun has resigned and I said it is not possible and I told Abiodun that if the police invites him, he should go and tell them what he knows about the so-called allegations and he agreed. But what I heard was that he threw in the towel which means that he is guilty of the allegations because I told him go to the police and make a defence. The way it is now, nobody knows the truth and the veracity of the allegations as the court has not heard his own side. Initially, what we were planning is that Dele Abiodun, Tee Mac, Ogosi and Preddy Wise should meet to resolve the issue which I was discussing with Christy Essien-Igbokwe before she died. Mama is out of the picture now and I think the elders of PMAN should meet to resolve this matter. But the way it is, there is no law and order in PMAN, it’s members donâ€