Contractor, the Brother still continued the Job. In giving the Water Job, competence was put into consideration. He knew Abubakar Ibrahim of Salman Global Ventures, and was informed that EFCC called to interrogate People in regard to the Ibi-Wukari Project Transaction. He was told his Share of the Funds was N80Million, which he never received directly but was posted to Abubakar Ibrahim’s Account. He was later told the Money had been refunded to the EFCC. He denied having a House, which was purportedly bought for him, and he stated that he did not know Imam Mohammed, and also did not DIRECTLY benefit from the Ibi-Wukari Water Project. In Exhibit Z6 dated the 11th of July 2007, he had expressed in his closing paragraph, a desire to Plea Bargain so that whatever was alleged to have been misappropriated by him personally, will be refunded back to the Government and he would request his Lawyers and the EFCC to set the Process in Motion. Now, from all the above, the Court observes that Alhaji Tutare had described what he knew of the relationship between the Defendant and the MD/CEO of Salman Global Ventures, Abubakar, whom he met at the Defendant’s Residence. He had been introduced to Alhaji Ibrahim by the Defendant and he knew them together as friends, whether personal or as business friends and could testify as to their relationship. The Defendant had described Ibrahim as a Businessman and he did not know whether they were still friends. Subsequently, Alhaji Ibrahim gave him his account number and anytime he was directed by the Governor to pay Money into Salman Global Ventures Account, he would call Alhaji Ibrahim to ask him for his Account Number so that he could Deposit the Money there. He added that if he were not directed to pay such Huge Amounts of Money into his Account, he would not have stayed a day because he would have been sacked, and he would not have been reappointed if he did not execute any of the Defendant’s Directives. 275

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