of these Sums, contravened the Financial Regulations of Taraba State
Government as aptly set out by DW1 and DW3, both Accountants working
in Strategic Ministries/Departments of Taraba State Government. There was
certainly no Accountability of Governance. It can be seen that Mr. Dennis
Nev, dissociated himself and his Department, the Government House, from
these Payments and maintained that he knew nothing of these Expenditures
and nothing of the Committees.
Therefore, the Defendant who saw the List of the Security and Logistics
Committee Members, ought to have summoned in his Defence at least One
Member to disprove Mr. Nev’s denials and ought to have called any of the
Contractors and Suppliers of Fuel to Validate the Sum of Eight Million, Five
Hundred Thousand Naira Only (N8, 500, 000.00).
As regards the Feeding of Guests, Entertainment, Cultural Groups/Gala Night
Dinner, the Sum of Nine Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira (N9, 300,
000.00) was allocated for the activity of the day. It was expected, that there
ought to have been tendered Invoices, Receipts, Programmes, Invitations
and such like, to vindicate the claim that such a Huge Amount was spent for
One day Activity. Yet again, as with the Fuelling and Maintenance of Vehicles,
Government Procedures were not followed and there was no evidence of the
Retirement of these Funds.
The Subsequent Items were the Duty Tour Allowance for Staff and Logistics
in the Sum of Three Million, Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N3,
850, 000.00); Chartering of Aircraft in the Sum of Six Million, Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Naira (N6, 250, 000.00); the Provision for First Aid and
Ambulance Services in the Sum of One Million, Five Hundred Thousand
Naira (N1, 500, 000.00) and finally, the Mobilization/ Enlightenment N.G.O
was in the Sum of Three Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira
(N3, 350, 000.00) all followed the same pattern of Non-Compliance with
established Government Procedure, Non-Retirement and there was NonAccountability for the Funds received. All these Funds totalled the Sum of
Forty Two Million Naira (N42, 000, 000.00) received by an Unnamed Payee,
who did not furnish any Invoices, Receipts, and Acknowledgement Registers
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