ingredients of all the 5 counts charged beyond reasonable doubt against the Defendants. Accordingly, on counts 1 and 3 for the offence of making false statement contrary to section 25(1) (a) and punishable under section 25 (1) (b) of the corrupt practices and other related offences Act, the Defendants are hereby convicted as charged. In respect of counts 2 and 4 of the charge contrary to section 132 of the Penal Code and punishable under the same section, the Defendants are hereby convicted of the offences as charged. And on the offence of criminal conspiracy contrary to section 26 (1) (c) and punishable under section 25(1) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Act, 2000, the Defendants are hereby convicted as charged. PLEA OF ALLOCUTUS:Pius Ezema:- in sentencing the convicts, i urged the Court to temper justice with mercy and take into account section 312 Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and i refer also to section 401 Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 which encourages the sentence Court to look at the purpose in which the tends to achieve. I also refer to section 416 (2) Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015. We plead that in particular the 1st Defendant is an aged man of over 60years and has many dependants on him. The 1st convict has never been convicted of any crime and therefore he is a first offender. The 1st convict will also undertake not to commit any crime in future in 52