Jalingo, where it was discovered that the Defendant directed the Permanent Secretary Government House, Mr. Dennis Nev, to raise Funds for a One-Day Presidential Visit, in the Sum of N101, 000, 000.00. Due to the fact that the Defendant was still serving as the Governor of Taraba State, the investigation was extended to the Taraba State Liaison Office in Abuja, where the Defendant had directed Mr. Japheth Wubon, the Permanent Secretary of the Abuja Liaison Office to raise a Memo for the Supply of Grains in the Sum of N24, 300, 000.00. From the Liaison Office Bank Account, the Team discovered Several Inflows of Monies ranging from N2, 000, 000.00 to N30, 000, 000.00 remitted from the Government House in Jalingo, and the Accountant, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, who collected the Monies, was questioned. After the Tenure of Rev. Jolly Tevoru Nyame as Governor of Taraba State ended, he was confronted with the above facts and Three Statements dated the 6th and 7th of June 2007 and the 11th of July 2007, were obtained from him. The Defendant made a Blanket Denial of receiving the Monies, stating that he did not have any Business Dealings with the Managing Director of Salman Global Ventures Nigeria Limited, and did not direct his Commissioner of Finance to pay any Monies into the Company’s Account. Further, he denied the Physical Receipt of any Cash in regard to the Presidential Visit, and explained the dire need of Grains by Tarabans that necessitated the Purchase of Grains through the Liaison Office. As regards the Various Sums of Monies paid in from Jalingo and withdrawn in Abuja said to have been given to him personally, he acknowledged the receipt of the Monies, both in his Oral and Documentary Evidence, and justified his receipt as being for Allowances, Dispensation, Entitlements and Security Funds. He, however, denied receiving the Funds directly from the Accountant stating that his Orderly, Mr. Philip Akolo, collected all his Allowances, and further rebutted the Accountant’s assertions that the 48