Alleged N5bn Fraud: Court Says Former Gombe Governor Has Case To Answer - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 23, 2019
A Federal High Courtin Jos, Plateau State has ruled that a former Governor of Gombe State, DanjumaGoje, has a case to answer on counts eight and nine of the 21-count chargepreferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Goje, a servingSenator, is standing trial along with a former Executive Chairman of thestate’s Universal Basic Education Board, Aliyu El-Nafaty; and S.M. Dokoro foran alleged 5 billion naira fraud.
A fourth defendant,the ex-governor’s cousin, Sabo Tumu, who is now late, was removed from thecharge sheet. They are alleged to have been involved in alleged financialimpropriety, including the award of contracts for food supply to the state’sGovernment House during his tenure.
The EFCC had throughits counsel, Wahab Shittu, closed its case against them, on May 31,2018 after calling 25 witnesses and tendering several documents to prove itscase.  Ruling on the saidapplication, Justice Babatunde Quadri while discharging the defendants on 19 ofthe 21 counts, held that the defendants had a case to answer on counts eightand nine, and ruled that they should open their defence on May 8