to his Office. Further, he acknowledged the Relevant Payment Vouchers for each Sum, the N32.3 Million in VOUCHER NO.GHJ/135/2007, N42.Million in VOUCHER NO.GHJ/133/2007 and N27Million in VOUCHER NO. GHJ/134/2007, attached to the Three Memos in Exhibits O1, O2 and O3. This witness stated initially that the Monies in Cash were brought to him, in his Office on different days by the Accountant, Government House, Mr. Paul Yani, and he took the Monies to the Defendant at his Office, in Government House Jalingo, on the Defendant’s Directives and on different days for the designated Officers to carry out the Assignments. However, he was not there when the disbursements were done and he could not recall whether the Defendant was alone at the times the Monies were taken to him. He did not sign for the Monies, and neither did the Defendant as Governor Sign as well before collection. All he did was to handover the Monies to the Defendant and he did not hear anything about the Monies again. His assignment ended when he took the Monies to the Defendant, as he was not “Privy” to what transpired thereafter. Further, the Defendant had mentioned the existence of Two Committees, Security and Logistics, that were to Plan the Activities and Execute the Assignments for the Visit in collaboration with Mr. Dennis Nev. Under Cross-Examination, the Defendant stated that he did not see the Persons who worked with Mr. Dennis Nev in regard to the Visit but saw the List of their Names. According to him, he had directed Mr. Dennis Nev to coopt People to assist in the successful planning of the President’s Visit and these People were in charge of executing the various items listed under the Memos. Further still, he maintained that he signed the Memos for the Visit and “it was Successfully Executed by the Committees that handled it”. If the Governor stated that there were two Committees, the Security and Logistic Committees, and he later stated that ALL the arrangements and everything else was under the control of Mr. Nev, then it is the evidence of 173

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