Under Re-Examination, Mr. Abdulrahman stated that whenever he was
asked to bring Money to the Defendant as Governor, his Personal Staff, his
Orderly, the Chief Detail and the ADC are always with the Governor at the
Governor’s Lodge and they usually stayed downstairs, while he takes the
Money upstairs to the place he always kept it.
Now, if the Chief Detail and the Orderly are always with the Defendant, and if
the Defendant was present at the Lodge, there would be no need for Mr.
Abdulrahman to call the Chief Detail, informing him that he has visited the
house, and placed it where instructed. This will be an unnecessary feedback.
The Defendant had also stated that after he gave the Approval for the
Purchase of the Grains, he would not concern himself with what happened
next, due to the fact of his busy Office Schedules and he expected the Mr.
Wubon to process the payment and then ensure distribution of the Grains.
In one breath,the Defendant maintained the above position, and in another
breath, he told the Court that the Money for the Grains was paid in cash to
the Rice Supplier in Lagos and went even further to state that the Rice was
distributed.
In his Statement dated the 11th of July 2007, which was admitted as Exhibit
Z5, the Defendant admitted therein that the Purchase of Grains for onward
distribution to the Local Government and also other Interest Groups was at
his Approval. According to the Defendant, he stated that the Rice Product
was purchased from a Lagos Supplier of Rice. In Exhibit Z6, the Defendant
could not remember the Name of the Rice Supplier Company.
The Introduction of a Rice Seller and Distributor was an injection of New
Evidence by the Defendant. This is because no one else mentioned a Rice
Seller. The Payment Voucher in Exhibit DD did not indicate the Name of any
Recipient of the Funds and the Name of the Company Seller in Lagos was
certainly not listed. There is also the fact, that even if Rice was actually
bought from Lagos, it is only simple sense that the Liaison Office in Lagos
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