Justice Daniel Longji of the Plateau State High Court, sitting in Jos, has adjourned to November 11, 2019 for continuation of trial in the N6.2bn fraud charge brought against a former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The witness, while being cross-examined by defence counsel, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, explained that the alleged N750m was meant for the payment of salaries and emoluments of primary school teachers, and not for the second defendant, Pam, whom he said withdrew the money in cash for his boss, Jang. Justice Longji gave the order on Friday October 10, after ruling on the fresh application by the anti-graft agency seeking to amend the earlier charges, from counts 12 to 17.
He explained that the Plateau State government tendered an account for the disbursement which they followed through by disbursing the funds to the designated account. Giving her account, PW12, Director of Finance, Plateau State Universal Education Board, SUBEB, Mary Anthony Bawa, testified that she discovered that N3bn was withdrawn from Plateau State SUBEB account and that the first defendant directed that it should be borrowed from the Plateau State SUBEB account.
Boyi Kauki Sauki, PW7, a retired Accountant General of Plateau State from August 25, 2011 to June 1, 2015, said as regards to the transfers of N400m, N2bn and N750m from SUBEB, the Ministry of Finance does not permit inter-agency borrowing.
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