
A prosecution witness within the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has stated the award of contracts for the acquisition of automobiles for which Emefiele is going through tried, adopted due course of.
The prosecution witness, Salawu Gana, is a former official of the Procurement Division of the CBN. He was testifying yesterday because the tenth prosecution witness within the case the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) filed towards Emefiele.
The previous CBN governor is going through a 20-count amended cost.
He’s accused, amongst others, of partaking in legal breach of belief, forgery, conspiracy to acquire by false pretence and acquiring cash by false pretence, when he served because the apex financial institution’s boss.
The ex-CBN boss can also be accused of utilizing his workplace to confer unfair and corrupt benefit on two corporations – April 1616 Nigeria Restricted and Architekon Nigeria Restricted.
Gana stated April 1616 was awarded the contracts after going by means of the biding and analysis course of.
The prosecution witness, who was being cross-examined by Emefiele’s lawyer, Matthew Burkaa (SAN), stated the explanation for awarding the contracts (45 in all) to April 1616 was as a result of its bid was the bottom.
Burkaa handed the witness some paperwork on the contracts marked as F1 to F45, the witness went by means of then, saying there was nowhere within the paperwork the place his group was instructed to favour April 1616 within the award of the contract.
The witness confirmed that the paperwork contained the approval of Emefiele, however defined that the ex-CBN boss acted final within the line of approvals.
When requested to take a look at the paperwork once more, Gana stated a minimal of 5 officers endorsed the contract paperwork, including that Emefiele’s was the final, which got here after the suggestions of 4 subordinate officers.