ABUJA- The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how it paid N2.1billion to Chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, ‎High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, before the 2015 presidential election.

The bank, through its Manager, Payment Section, Mr. Mukaddas Aliyu Mohammed, said the fund was released to Dokpesi in four tranches, through his firm, DAAR Investment and Holdings Limited. Mohammed who testified as star witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, told the court that the funds were sequentially withdrawn from account the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, operated with the CBN, between January 21 to March 19, 2014.


He identified four payment mandates that were okayed by the detained former NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, and a former Director of Finance in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu.

The court on Wednesday admitted and marked the payment mandates as Exhibits A1 to A4. According to the witness who was led in evidence by EFCC lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacob, SAN, said whereas the apex bank, on three occasions, transferred the sum of N500m to the defendant, it also released another N620m on February 9, 2014.

“The purpose of the payment was for media campaign”, the witness stated, even as he insisted that the entire transaction followed due process.


He said: “The four mandates were paid by our office. In the Form, it is written that all due process must be followed, it is the due process from our office”. Under cross-examination by Dokpesi’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, the witness said CBN verified the signatories to the account before all the mandates were paid. He told the court that though Dasuki and Salisu are no longer signatories to the account, the CBN is still releasing funds to the present NSA the same way it did when Dasuki was in office. “


The signatories to that account now is the present NSA and his Director of Finance. I know that the present NSA is Mr. Mongonu but I can’t remember the name of the Director in office now. Dokpesi “Even though the signatures for the account has changed, the procedures for payment are still the same.

“We are still following the same procedure. In the same way we received the mandates and honoured them under the past Administration, we have also received several mandates under this government and we also honoured them. “The account of ONSA is funded by office of the Accountant General of the Federation. It is by funds appropriated in the National Budget by the National Assembly.

“On the same Exhibit A1, there was N500m payment to Dalhatu Investment Ltd. The narrative was for supply of security equipment. “On Exhibit A2, we paid N60, 616, 000. 00 to Presidential Air Fleet. Makmag General Enterprises Nigeria Ltd also got N13, 680.000.00, which was payment for supply of rice to IDPs. The C-in-C Security Department was paid N75m. “

There are five narrations in Exhibit A3. We have Onile Nigeria Ltd which got N200m payment for consultancy services. “The second one is Vibrant Resources Limited- N450m payment for security services. “No.3 is Jawaz Multi-purpose E-Venture Limited, the payment is N148m, payment for supply of security equipment.

“The last narration is to A.R. Security Solution Limited, the amount is N2bn only. It was payment for personnel support and logistics. “In Exhibit A4, the first narration is General Hydro Carbon Limited- N100m, being payment for Energy consulting. The other one is to DPA office of the NSA- The amount is N239, 500. 000, payment for funding of Nigeria de-radicalisation project.

“The last narration on the document was to Cosse Ltd, the amount is N400m, being payment for supply of security equipment. “My lord I can confirm from the document before me that after the signatories had signed, there is a column for confirmation where an officer will sign and put date “.

The witness said his role was to verify and confirm mandates before payments are made. He said all the payments were legitimate in as much as his own office was concerned. “We followed all the due process and it was complied with. From our own side in CBN, the payments were legitimate”.

Meantime, trial Justice John Tsoho has adjourned the matter till November 18 for continuation of trial. Dokpesi ‎is answering to a six-count criminal charge alongside his firm, DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, owners of African Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower FM.

According to the charge which was signed by the Deputy Director, Legal and Prosecution at the EFCC, Mr. Aliyu Yusuf, the N2.1bn was transferred from CBN‎ to a First Bank‎ account owned by DAAR Investment and Holding Company Limited EFCC maintained that the transaction was in breach of ‎section 58 (4) (b) of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and punishable under section 58 (6) and 7 of the same Act, as well as under section 17 (b) of the EFCC Act, 2004. Dokpesi ‎who was initially docked befo

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/jonathan-vs-buhari-dokpesi-got-n2-1bn-payment-cbn-tells-court/

Oko

Can you imagine, just wait for them to come and say: don't distract us with this, probe apc, witch hunting, Jona was the best, Dasuki is only being punished for his action in the 80s. Corruption Supporters Association of Nigeria ( CSAN)

Any youth still supporting crooks

Needs a proper medical checkup

I mean serious checkup

sarrki:
ABUJA- The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how it paid N2.1billion to Chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, ‎High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, before the 2015 presidential election.

The bank, through its Manager, Payment Section, Mr. Mukaddas Aliyu Mohammed, said the fund was released to Dokpesi in four tranches, through his firm, DAAR Investment and Holdings Limited. Mohammed who testified as star witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, told the court that the funds were sequentially withdrawn from account the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, operated with the CBN, between January 21 to March 19, 2014.


He identified four payment mandates that were okayed by the detained former NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki, retd, and a former Director of Finance in the Office of the NSA, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu.

The court on Wednesday admitted and marked the payment mandates as Exhibits A1 to A4. According to the witness who was led in evidence by EFCC lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacob, SAN, said whereas the apex bank, on three occasions, transferred the sum of N500m to the defendant, it also released another N620m on February 9, 2014.

“The purpose of the payment was for media campaign”, the witness stated, even as he insisted that the entire transaction followed due process.


He said: “The four mandates were paid by our office. In the Form, it is written that all due process must be followed, it is the due process from our office”. Under cross-examination by Dokpesi’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, the witness said CBN verified the signatories to the account before all the mandates were paid. He told the court that though Dasuki and Salisu are no longer signatories to the account, the CBN is still releasing funds to the present NSA the same way it did when Dasuki was in office. “


The signatories to that account now is the present NSA and his Director of Finance. I know that the present NSA is Mr. Mongonu but I can’t remember the name of the Director in office now. Dokpesi “Even though the signatures for the account has changed, the procedures for payment are still the same.

“We are still following the same procedure. In the same way we received the mandates and honoured them under the past Administration, we have also received several mandates under this government and we also honoured them. “The account of ONSA is funded by office of the Accountant General of the Federation. It is by funds appropriated in the National Budget by the National Assembly.

“On the same Exhibit A1, there was N500m payment to Dalhatu Investment Ltd. The narrative was for supply of security equipment. “On Exhibit A2, we paid N60, 616, 000. 00 to Presidential Air Fleet. Makmag General Enterprises Nigeria Ltd also got N13, 680.000.00, which was payment for supply of rice to IDPs. The C-in-C Security Department was paid N75m. “

There are five narrations in Exhibit A3. We have Onile Nigeria Ltd which got N200m payment for consultancy services. “The second one is Vibrant Resources Limited- N450m payment for security services. “No.3 is Jawaz Multi-purpose E-Venture Limited, the payment is N148m, payment for supply of security equipment.

“The last narration is to A.R. Security Solution Limited, the amount is N2bn only. It was payment for personnel support and logistics. “In Exhibit A4, the first narration is General Hydro Carbon Limited- N100m, being payment for Energy consulting. The other one is to DPA office of the NSA- The amount is N239, 500. 000, payment for funding of Nigeria de-radicalisation project.

“The last narration on the document was to Cosse Ltd, the amount is N400m, being payment for supply of security equipment. “My lord I can confirm from the document before me that after the signatories had signed, there is a column for confirmation where an officer will sign and put date “.

The witness said his role was to verify and confirm mandates before payments are made. He said all the payments were legitimate in as much as his own office was concerned. “We followed all the due process and it was complied with. From our own side in CBN, the payments were legitimate”.

Meantime, trial Justice John Tsoho has adjourned the matter till November 18 for continuation of trial. Dokpesi ‎is answering to a six-count criminal charge alongside his firm, DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, owners of African Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower FM.

According to the charge which was signed by the Deputy Director, Legal and Prosecution at the EFCC, Mr. Aliyu Yusuf, the N2.1bn was transferred from CBN‎ to a First Bank‎ account owned by DAAR Investment and Holding Company Limited EFCC maintained that the transaction was in breach of ‎section 58 (4) (b) of the Public Procurement Act 2007 and punishable under section 58 (6) and 7 of the same Act, as well as under section 17 (b) of the EFCC Act, 2004. Dokpesi ‎who was initially docked befo

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/jonathan-vs-buhari-dokpesi-got-n2-1bn-payment-cbn-tells-court/

all this Adidas face people self.

jimi4us:
all this Adidas face people self.

Bros if you took part in the share

With what you just posted no problem

If not please take a sound sleep and ask yourself

Some salient quesion Tomorrow morning

Then please tell us how you feel.

sarrki:
Any youth still supporting crooks

Needs a proper medical checkup

I mean serious checkup

All of them are the same thing!

APC, PDP, APGA, LP, AA, AD, or HIV!

did you read what u Posted......The central bank official said Dokpesi earned his pay legitimately, so what is wrong with that

sarrki:


Bros if you took part in the share

With what you just posted no problem

If not please take a sound sleep and ask yourself

Some salient quesion Tomorrow morning

Then please tell us how you feel.

Tolexander:
All of them are the same thing!

APC, PDP, APGA, LP, AA, AD, or HIV!

All the same!! Fiscal federalism as it was in the 60's will reduce these excesses in Governance.

All these new political parties formation is just an assembly of hungry politicians to take over federal power and initiate their own wealth amassing.

The level of literacy of many youth in Nigeria is so low that they can't even comprehend this write up. In fact many of them rushed to crucify Dokpesi and AIT back when he was accused. Now his so called sins are being clarified to be nothing but a witch hunt, they are no where to be found.

They threatened thunder and brimstone now common banger they can't light.

Ignoramuseeees.

After all the media trial, tarnishing the image of the man. This govt is filled o incompetent and illiterates.

Hope dokpesi sue the useless efcc.

After all the media trial, tarnishing the image of the man. This govt is filled o incompetents and illiterates.

Useless govt

bonechamberlain:
After all the media trial, tarnishing the image of the man. This govt is filled o incompetent and illiterates.

Hope dokpesi sue the useless efcc.

Don't mind them. Na newspaper trial and noise dem Sabi.

If I were Dokpesi once I'm discharged and acquitted. I will sue the EFCC for half a trillion for damages.

BushidoBlue:


Don't mind them. Na newspaper trial and noise dem Sabi.

If I were Dokpesi once I'm discharged and acquitted. I will sue the EFCC for half a trillion for damages.

whenever this govt want to fight u the first thing dey do is to damage ur reputation.

Mynd44, If u wan do justice this one nko? https://www.nairaland.com/3417026/dasukigate-dokpesi-got-n2.1billion-through