President of the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Pretty Okafor has taken Felix Duke to the cleaners over the ownership of the Creative Industry Group.

Pretty Okafor said; “Before you do a trademark, you need to document and do a patent to the idea plus the name, and that was done in 2016. At what point did Felix own it?”

“We created this thing since 2016 and it is what we went to the floor of the National Assembly with; when PMAN went to the floor of the National Assembly to present a bill. That was the same name we used, PMAN and the Creative Industry Group.”

Besides, in a statement by CIG spokesperson, Nosa Omoregie said;

“Felix Duke’s press release is lacking substance worthy of promulgation. It further revealed the ruthlessness and desperation of him to rip the industry off its hard-earned integrity and credibility.”

“The last straw was when Duke mobilised and staged what he called meaningless protest against the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, in connivance with people who are not members of the CIG.”

“At the meeting, Duke was directed to step down and hand over to Ruggedman, while the activities of CIG were being probed; a directive he blatantly refused and almost got into a physical fight with Ruggedman.”

For those who don’t know, Felix Duke had in a statement said;

“Due to the continuous violation of the law and misrepresentation of facts, we have found it necessary to set the record straight.”

“The Creative Industry Group is a registered organisation that also has its trademark name registered at the Ministry of Trade and Investment. This was done under the astute leadership of Mr Felix Duke Osagie and has since been under his well-guided leadership

“Recently, it has come to our knowledge that Mr Pretty Okafor has been parading himself and fabricating lies on social media and media that he is the founder and leader of the Creative Industry Group by passing off intellectual properties, unlawful conversion and infringement on trademark, which are false and misleading to the government and public at large. I am the founder of the group and Okafor is not a member of the CIG.”