Nigeria, April 14 -- The Lagos chapter of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), has decried an orchestrated plan to hijack and absorb some charlatans into the association.

REDAN made the disclosure in a statement signed by its chairman, Bamidele Onalaja, and the secretary, Toby Ifada, on Thursday.

The association said that investigation has revealed that many realtors with non-existent identities and names have been fraudulently registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), in order to manipulate the electoral process for the successor to Mr Onalaja, the outgoing chairman and his cabinet members.

It noted that the REDAN as the principal agency and umbrella body of the organised real estate sector, recogni...