How I received $2.3 million in a Ghana must go bag from former governor – Witness
– The witness said he collected $2.3 million from the former governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim
– The witness said the money was used to buy a property for the former governor in Asokoro district of Abuja through a proxy company, Tweenex Consociate Limited
– The money, the witness said was paid in $100 bills
The former governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim
A witness in the ongoing trial of the former governor of Imo state, Ikedi Ohakim has revealed how he collected $2.3 million (N731.4 million) in a Ghana must go bag from the former governor.
At the Federal High Court, today, May 4, Abu Sule, an architect told the court that the former governor paid for a property worth $2.3 million (in $100 bills) in cash.
Following his cross examination by Ohakim’s counsel, Awa kalu; the witness said the money for the property located at No 60 Kwame Nkrumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja was paid by proxy.
He also told the court that he did not count the money as the former governor did not ask for a receipt at the point of transaction.
He told the court that he collected the $2.3 million and kept it in the boot of his car overnight.
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He also confirmed that Tweenex consociate limited is the registered owner of the property.
He said he later headed to Unity Bank in Maitama where he handed over the money to the owner of the property Isa Maidabinu who issued a consignment but not receipt on the cash received.
“I cannot confirm the reason he wanted to sell his house,” Sule said.
Sule further told the court that in 2008, the former governor had approached him to get him a befitting and habitable place.
In separate statements to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Sule said the money he received from between September and October 2008, was for the purpose of buying property for Ohakim.
He also said some other company, Ahmed Uwais and co had earlier offered to purchase the property for the sum of N270million.
He said Maidabunu had also written the minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to assign the property to Tweenex consociate limited and also appointed the powers of attorney, and deed of assignment executed between Maidabunu and Tweenex.
However, on October 6, 2009, Maidabunu in a letter to unity Bank requested that the bank issue a deed of release on the said property.
Sule said: “We had some problems with Alhaji Maidabinu as regards the property”.
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