explain but on further enquiry I was told that a Cheque of One Hundred
and Eighty Million was sent to Abuja.”
Apart from Exhibit U1, there is also EXHIBIT Z8, the EFCC Extra-Judicial
Statement of Abubakar Tutare, Commissioner For Finance, dated 17th
November 2006. Abubakar Tutare filled in his Name and Signed and Dated
the Cautionary Words on the 17th of November 2005. The Cautionary Words
included the phrase, “VOLUNTARILY ELECTS TO STATE AS FOLLOWS” and
he stated inter alia that: -“Memo was raised by me to the Governor seeking
Approval to Purchase of Stationeries worth Two Hundred and Fifty
Million and Approval was given by the Governor. The Money was release
to Ministry of Finance for Direct Purchase. Before the Direct Purchase,
N180Million was given to the Governor and Ten Million was shared to
Politicians, Forty Million was use for the Purchase, Ten Million was given
to the Permanent Secretary for sharing among themselves and Ten
Million was given to me. Out of the Two Hundred and Fifty Million
withdrawn only Forty Million was utilise for the purpose, which was
given to Perm Sec Asabe Maiangwa, and Committee was set up to handle
the Purchase. It was the Accountant to the Ministry that handled that of
the Governor, Mr. Abdulkadir Nagari. The Governor directed that the
Money be paid to the Company for the Purchase of some items for the
him.”(sic)
Further, Alhaji Abubakar Tutare, made EXHIBIT Z14 dated the 12th July
2007 tendered by the Defence, wherein he stated inter alia that: -“Further to
my Statement made on the 6/3/06 I wish to state that I am making these
Statement voluntarily (in full control) that I still stand to the Statement I
made earlier that on the issue of the stationery is N250Million was
approved for Purchase and N180M was given to Salman Global Ventures,
while N10M to Politicians, N10M to myself and N10 to rest of the Staff of
the Ministry. The N180Million given to Salman Global Ventures was
meant (to given) to be given to the Governor Rev. Jolly T. Nyame. I don’t
know whether the Money is given to him or not by Salman Global
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