There is no way that the Defendant, having a sense of Responsibility would not have queried the Fact that barely Five (5) Weeks after he Approved the Sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N250, 000, 000) for Stationeries and Office Equipment meant for the benefit of Taraba State Government, yet another request in a Huge Sum could be made. Did he question, What the Extra Stationeries and Extra Equipment were for,and why so soon?Why were these Stationeries not purchased and delivered? Why was the Assignment given to Salman Global Ventures, who had shown beyond every Reasonable Doubt, their failure to perform on Contracts? Did the Defendant explain away yet another interference on how this Sum was to be distributed? Did he contemplate a Court Action for Breach of Contract and Unlawful Interference, if the Transactions were Legitimate? Did he convene a Committee of Inquiry into the apparent pilfering of his State’s Funds? These Questions have been invariably answered through the Evidence proferred across board. The Golden Answer is that HE DID NOTHING thereby betraying the Trust Tarabans placed on him, to ensure the Progress and Prosperity of the State. His Oath of Office crystallized this Trust and his Shortcomings,was exposed by the Flagrant Breach of every Financial Rule and Regulations that ought to be rested in his Bosom. Therefore, in conclusion, the Defendant as a Public Servant being Governor of Taraba State, and having Dominion and certainly Control over the Funds of Taraba State, was entrusted by the Citizenry of Taraba State to administer and execute Projects or Activities that would enhance and preserve the Progress of his State, especially the Economic Progress of his State. By the fact that this Funds had no Root Source and was only discovered in a Drawer in the Office of the Commissioner of Finance, and by the fact that upon being aware of the Cheque, ratified the mysterious appearance and then went on to distribute the Funds. He accepted that he approved these Funds but the manner and mode of his Approval was non-existent. Other Strategic Officers 135

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