Fifty, I must confess I must contact the Govt Officials who alledged given
me the Money whatever is my share I will refund. But I can remember
Hon. Comm. Tutare told me all Monies was refunded to EFCC.”(Sic).
From the above Exhibit Z4, it is important to state that the Beneficiary of the
BulkPurchase of Stationeries and Office Equipmentwas the Government of
Taraba State, forthe smooth operation and conduct of Government
businesses. The Defendant, Jolly Tevoru Nyame,made it clear in his above
Statement, that it was only Developmental Projects that needed the Approval
from the Executive Council. By implication, the BulkPurchase of Stationeries
and Office Equipment was within his Personal Dominion and Control to
grant the Approval as Governor of Taraba State. He did not need Approval
from the Executive Council, as this was not a Developmental Project.
Therefore, the Enabler of this Transaction had to be the Defendant as
Governor.
The Question must be asked, how did the Defendant, Jolly Tevoru Nyame, as
Governor of Taraba State, know Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar was a
“Businessman”, as this fact ought to be a Personal Detail. Further, how did
the Defendant know that Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar did not only supply the
Dome Tent but had also installed the Dome Tent? Further, the Defendant in
his Extra-Judicial Statements knew Companies that were given Contracts
and the Stages of Completion for some of the Contracts referred therein. For
example, the Defendant in Exhibit Z4, which is dated the 6th of July 2007,
stated that the Airport Construction was given to a Company named Tarmac
Works Limited, a Successful Bidder and the Contract had been 60percent
completed. The Defendant also in regard to the Jalingo Market under the
Supervision of the Ministry of Commerce, knew that the Contractors’ name
was Mr. Uche and also knew that at the time of Commissioning, about
90percent of the Job had been completed with 90percent of the Funds
disbursed.
From this, the familiarity of the Defendant to the Projects going on in the
State and especially to the Purchase of the Stationeries and Office Equipment
could be seen.
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