seplat energy plc said thursday that it has taken legal action against its former chair after terminating a consultancy agreement with its whollyowned subsidiary and its cofounder with immediate effect the nigeriafocused energy company said the termination follows repeated warnings about breaches of a material nature such as unilaterally making significant commitments on seplats letterhead without prior board authority or knowledge the company said that under the consultancy agreement mr abc orjiako acting through amaze ltd was obliged to provide defined assistance with certain external stakeholder engagements following his retirement from the board the company has commenced legal action against mr orjiako and amaze ltd at the federal high court in abuja nigeria mr orjiako served in the company as chair and stepped down in may 2022