Word has it that the executive producer of KORA Awards, Earnest Adjovi was arrested by men of the Nigerian Police Force, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos recently. He was to be detained at the police station when his lawyer pleaded that he should be moved to a more conducive place to react to the allegation of fraud against him by the Lagos State Government.
Adjovi had a deal to stage KORA Awards in Cross River State before the annulment of Gov. Liyel Imoke’s election in 2008. By then, he had already got an upfront of $2.5m but while the governor was up and about fighting to secure his mandate, Adjovi dumped the state for Lagos where he entered into a fresh deal. Again, he got an advance fee of $7.5m from the Lagos State Government but did not deliver on his own side of the contract again. Unknown to the government of both states he fled Nigeria to host KORA Awards in Mogadishu, Burkina Faso where both P-Square and Reggae artiste King Wadada won awards in the artist of the year and the gospel categories respectively. As at now not a dime of their prize money has been given to the artists.
As if that wasn't bad enough, cops from Lagos State Police Command, X-Squad picked him up again. His sin this time was breach of contract against the management of Z-Mirage, one of his partners. He failed to redeem N11m he ought to have paid after the last event he contracted Z-Mirage for.He reached an agreement to leave his Hummer Jeep as a collateral with another pledge of paying N3m in three weeks and pay up the rest later, but in installments.
He has allegedly fled to his home town in Ivory Coast. Strangely the government of Burkina Faso is also alleged to be on his trail.
