At Page 2 of Exhibit VV1, Mallam Mohammadu Juli wrote his Name and Designation, and stated thus: “PERMANENT SECRETARY I as the Chief Stores Officer of this Ministry under whom Central Stores Division is, have a Duty to enlighten you on anything that affects the Division in particular and this Ministry generally. You may not be aware perhaps, that I am aware that you have written a Memo to Government House for the Purchase of Office Equipment and Stationeries worth N250Million. Under normal circumstances, that memo should have emanated from my office though you made it a point that i should be side lined. I am also aware that H.E. has approved the memo. Today, you are asking the Secretary to constitute a Committee to PurchaseStationeries and Office Equipment worth N20Million and that I be a Member of that Committee. Here are my Observations: 1) What Stores and Civil Service Regulations are the Committees going to apply? What relevant purchasing documents are we going to use? 2) 3) Has this Committee any Governmental Regulatory Backing to undertake any such BulkPurchase? Where is the source of this N20Million? 4) 5) Is it from the Original N250Million approved by H.E? If so, 6) What happened to the balance of N230Million? 7) Unless and until these questions are answered, please count me out of this Committee After sometime, the Permanent Secretary met some of the Committee Members and told them that it is advisable to dissolve the Committee and allow a Contractor to undertake the Purchase. She went further by informing the members that she has contacted nine (9) Contractors and one of them has agree to supply. One morning we saw trucks loaded with some papers and equipment at the Ministry of Finance with instructions from the Permanent Secretary 93