Now, it is clear that if the Governor received all his allowances through his
Orderly, and if the Orderly claimed NOT to receive the sums of Monies
contained in the Charge, then the Monies could not have been allowances but
Monies received directly from the Taraba State Government, through the
Government House Account. There is also the fact of the positive admittance
of receipt of Monies by the Defendant of sums ranging from N2 to N30
Million Naira.
As Regards:
Count 16 for the Sum of N15 Million dated 18th January 2007, the
Permanent Secretary of Government House Jalingo (PW4) identified this as a
Payment he transferred to the Liaison Office Account in Abuja in Exhibit P3,
and the Permanent Secretary, Liaison Office, in Abuja acknowledged
receiving the said specific sum in Exhibit R3. From the Statement of Account
in Exhibit M, Page 31 it can be seen that this payment was a Cash Deposit by
Mahmud Umar in Jalingo and this sum was withdrawn with Cheque No.
00000111 by Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed on the same day and he
confirmed same in his Statement admitted as Exhibit X2. More importantly,
Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed confirmed delivering this sum by stating that
it was raised cashed and the Money was taken to him (His Excellency Rev
Jolly T. Nyame) @The Governor’s Lodge T.Y. Danjuma House Asokoro and
kept the Money in his Bedroom upstairs.
Count 18 for the Sum of N25 Million dated 30th January 2007, the
Permanent Secretary of Government House Jalingo (PW4) identified this as a
Payment he transferred to the Liaison Office Account in Abuja in Exhibit P3,
and the Permanent Secretary, Liaison Office, (PW5) in Abuja acknowledged
receiving the said specific sum in Exhibit R3. From the Statement of Account
in Exhibit M Page 31, it can be seen that this payment was a Cash Deposit by
Joel Andrews in Jalingo and this sum was withdrawn with Cheque No.
00000113 by Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed on the same date and he
confirmed same in his Statement admitted as Exhibit X2. More importantly,
Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed confirmed delivering this sum by stating that
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