2005, of the Same Year, make a FURTHER Request for Purchase of
Stationeries in the Sum of Two Million Naira (N20, 000, 000).
Certainly, this should not have happened, as the Government of Taraba State
was expected to be in HOT PURSUIT of Salman Global Ventures Nigeria
Limited. The lethargy of doing so could only have been, that the invisible
hand of the Defendant, who was the Governor of Taraba State was behind
them, ratifying their breach.
The Progenitor of this Impunity is none else but the Defendant, as Governor
of Taraba State, who hasthe Funds of the Government of his State entrusted
to his care and he was accountable for ALL Funds approved by him. It is
clear that the Government of Taraba State never prosecuted Salman Global
Ventures Nigeria Limited during the Tenure of the Defendant, as Governor of
the State. What then does that say?
The Defendant cannot feign ignorance of this Colossal Loss!!!
Had Salman Global Ventures Nigeria Limited continued with its pattern of
securing Payments without Written Contracts and without Performance,
only Heaven knows what would have happened to Taraba State in the long
run.
Virtually ALL the Witnesses including the Defendant himself, asserted that
he is the Approver of the Memos sent to his Office, as Governor of Taraba
State and if so, he who approves, must be accountable for what he has
approved. The Defendant had Dominion and Control, and he ALONE and NO
OTHER Statutorily Empowered Body had the Secret Password to say, “OPEN
SESAME”, to the Vault of Taraba State. Unless perhaps, PW10, Alhaji
Abubakar Tutare overheard Rev. Jolly Tevoru Nyame he utter it, and then
went behind his back to utter the Magical Words!!!
On the assumption that Alhaji Abubakar Tutare goes to the Accountant
General and says, “OPEN SARSAPARILLA”, presuming that was the Magical
Word certainly the Accountant General would not release the Sum of Two
Hundred Million (N200, 000, 000) to him.
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