The next possibility of the Source of Funds the Defendant admitted receiving
from the Accountant is the Security Votes Funds. As earlier stated, it was the
Defendant that mentioned the idea of Security Votes Funds when he stated
that he sent Monies from his Security Votes Funds to Abuja. However, he
subsequently contradicted himself when he said the disbursement to him in
Cash, were not for Security Votes.
Learned Counsel representing the Defendant in his Written Address had
argued that there was no evidence showing that these Security Funds were
not used for Security Purposes, neither is there evidence on Record showing
that the Security Funds were traced to the Defendant’s Account or any of his
Relatives Account and none of his Properties had been proven to be a
Proceed(s) of the said Security Funds.
This submission can be taken in two lights: the first being that Security
Funds were used for the purpose it was sent and secondly, the Counsel was
equivocal about whether the Funds in the Charges included Security Funds.
According to the Defendant, Monies are NOT written for Security Votes and
were within the Governor’s purview to determine how to expend the Votes.
The Origin of this Money was the Ministry of Finance, who released Fifty
Million Naira (N50, 000, 000.00) monthly to him by paying into the
Government House Account. There was no Memo, but there was an
Instrument to the effect that Monthly Deductions of Fifty Million Naira (N50,
000, 000.00) be put into the Security Funds Account.
When questioned whether the Security Funds Account was the same as the
Government House Account, he stated that he did not know the Name of the
Account or the Bank in which the Monies were domiciled, but knew the Sole
Signatory to the Security Votes Account was Mr. Bubajoda.According to him,
the idea was to keep the Monies meant for Security Votes with him for easy
accessibility.
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