$9.6b Judgment: Justice Minister Was Asked To Vet P&ID Contract’ - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 7, 2019
AHigh Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT in Apo, Abuja heard that a copyof the P&ID contract was submitted to a Minister of Justice andAttorney-General of the Federation AGF, for vetting.
AnEconomic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC witness, Umar Hussein Babangida,told Justice Olukayode Adeniyi that his team got this information from a formerDirector, Legal Services, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Grace Taiga.
Babangidadid not name the minister.
Hedid not clarify whether the P&ID contract, which was signed in 2010, wasvetted by a Justice Minister appointed under the administration of the latePresident Umaru Musa Yar‘Adua or the one appointed by his successor, GoodluckJonathan.
Babangidasaid his team investigated the controversial gas contract awarded to the Irishfirm, P&ID, in respect of which a 9.6 billion dollars damages were awardedagainst Nigeria.
Theinvestigator was the second prosecution witness in Taiga’s trial for, amongothers, receiving a bribe in respect of the contract and making a falsestatement.