Nigerian rapper and public affairs commentator, Ruggedman has slammed Tony Okoroji over the suspension of the Copyright Society of Nigeria’s operating licence.
In a lingering power tussle that has lasted for months, Tony Okoroji and Efe Omorogbe have laid claim to the leadership of the body.
The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) recently announced the suspension of the operating licence of COSON.
Speaking in a recent chat with Hip TV, Ruggedman said: “COSON has been suspended. Why has COSON been suspended? Because the head of COSON refused to go when the board voted him out.
“When they give you a voted of no confidence, you step aside. That’s the gentlemanly thing to do.
“But when the office is being questioned when they want to audit your account and you say no, it means you have something to hide.
“If Tony Okoroji didn’t have anything to hide, he would not want to stop them from auditing the account. He was throwing lawsuits left, right and center like it was Christmas presents. Suing anybody that says anything pertaining to getting COSON’s account being audited.
“So it was either he let them audit the account so business goes on as usual, artistes get paid their royalties. Even that one we’re having issues because it wasn’t clear how they were being paid. It wasn’t clear who exactly was being paid”, he said.