The procedures experienced an exchange in between the prosecution and defence counsels over access to the witness’s declarations.
The defence counsel asked for that the prosecution produce the initial copies of the witness’s declarations for assessment.
Prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, objected to the demand, arguing that the defence counsel need to officially use for Certified True Copies, CTCs of the files if he wanted to get them.
At the resumed procedures before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, the Commission’s 3rd prosecution witness, PW3, Onwusoro Maduka Iheamelam, affirmed on regulations occurring from a governmental investigative panel established to analyze the activities of the NSITF under Ngige’s guidance.
Throughout interrogation by defence counsel, P.I.N. Ikwueto, SAN, the witness, a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, revealed that he belonged to the governmental investigative panel that was developed to examine the matter.
He informed the court that he got a governmental instruction to carry out the President’s choices developing from the panel’s findings, that included instructions worrying the procurement functions and other activities of NSITF throughout the duration.
Ngige is being prosecuted by the EFCC on an eight-count charge verging on declared abuse of workplace and deceptive agreement awards including NSITF agreements valued at N2,261,722,535.84.
The charges occurred from claims connecting to the award of agreements throughout his period as Minister of Labour and Employment and his guidance of the NSITF.
Following Thursday’s procedures, Justice Hassan adjourned the matter to February 9, 10 and 11, 2027, for extension of trial.
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