inquire whether there has been definite offer by one party and unqualified acceptance of that offer by another... It therefore follows as a matter of course to the happening of a contingency that contract only become enforceable provided the event has occurred or the contingency has happened. In other words, where the contract is made subject to the fulfilment of certain specific terms and conditions, the contract is not formed or becomes binding unless and until those terms and conditions are complied with or fulfilled” In the light of the above I hold the considered view that the failure of the offeree to comply with the Acceptance Clause in the letter of award of contract Exhibit A1 and B1 respectively renders the contract inchoate and a nullity. It is the contention of the prosecution’s counsel that the court can, on the basis of the confessional statements of the Defendant alone convict the Defendant as charged. Now, it is pertinent to consider whether the extra judicial statement made by the Defendant Exhibit N1 – N5 and Z7 amount to a confessional statement. A confessional statement, whether retracted or not must be subject to tests laid down in R v SYKES followed in 40