He agreed that he could speak against an Administration he was part of, if not pleased. He was from the Same Local Government Area as the Defendant, and was of the Same Political Party and had served under him. While Serving in the House Committee on Works etc., one of his Roles was to see that Budgets were properly implemented, and all the Contracts awarded and executed, were duly appropriated for, under the Appropriation Law. He was also to expose Corruption in Ministries, if aware. He stated that the Direct Labour’s Budget was appropriated for, agreeing that the Take-off Grant for the Purchase of Equipment etc. were Appropriated for by the House of Assembly, and he witnessed the Commissioning of the Equipment. He did not take part in the Purchase of the Equipment, but was aware that there was House of Assembly Appropriation for Erosion Control, when he was still a Member of the House. Some of the required Funds were released and he agreed that the Defendant did not solve all the Erosion Problems of the State whilst he was in Office. He did not know any Contractor handling the Erosion Issues or how they were paid. He also did not know that all Monies, Revenues of Plateau State Government were to be paid into Plateau State Government Account, and did not know how the Government receives Monies, but only knew of Statutory Allocations, which are received through Mandates and which are paid to the Plateau State Government Account. According to him, it depends on Circumstances, Arrangements and Written Memos before Government Funds could be paid into a Personal Account. Whilst at the House of Assembly, he only knew of Salaries and Loans being paid into his Account, and he collected Cash for Committee Works. He added that the Entire Allocation of the House of Assembly would not be paid into his Personal Account, because he is not the House of Assembly. The Allocations of Funds meant for the Administration of Local Government Affairs were also not paid into his Personal Account, and there was never any Forum that would warrant that. However, if it were possible, he would do it as a Custodian. He was aware that the House of Assembly cleared the Defendant from wrongdoing but he did not participate in this Process. There was no Re-Examination of this Witness. DW10, Mr. Gideon Mitu, the Deputy Director, Expenditure and Social Division from the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning and former Permanent Secretary, Abuja Liaison Office of Plateau State, stated that he was aware in Year 2001 of the Emergence of the Direct labour Agency, and was also aware of the Procurement of Earth Moving Equipment from Julius Berger Plc., as he participated in its Inspection together with Relevant Technical Committee Officials of the Ministry of Works before the Equipment were bought. He believed that the Defendant, in company of his Exco, might have inspected the Equipment. He was also involved in the Fax Correspondences in respect of the Purchase, and had submitted the Hard Copies to the State Ministry of Works. However, he had no part to play, in pricing the Equipment, and was not involved in the Delivery of Payment. He also did not know how much the Equipment went for. He could only remember Three (3) of the Purchased Equipment. Under Cross-Examination by the Prosecution, he stated that he was not part of the Payment Process for the Purchase of Julius Berger Equipment, explaining that Payments was never routed through the Liaison Office, but it was a Direct Dealing, between the Ministry of Works and Julius Berger. DW14, Honourable Aminu Agwan Zang, confirmed knowing Direct Labour Agency, when as Special Assistant to the Governor, it was his duty to go round some of the High Impact Projects and gave feedback to him. The then President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was to visit Plateau State, so Detailed Tours of these Projects were embarked upon especially in the Southern Senatorial Zone. Through the Ministry of Works and Direct Labour Agency, Heavy Infrastructural Works made inaccessible places in Plateau State, now accessible. 172