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The N2.7bn contract fraud trial of the immediate-past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, opened on Monday with a former Director of Procurement in the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Azubuike Okorie, testifying against him.

Sirika is standing trial alongside his daughter, Fatima, son-in-law, Jalal Hamma, and their company, Al-Buraq Investment Limited.

The defendants are being prosecuted on six counts, bordering on contract fraud, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The EFCC alleged that as minister, Sirika abused his office to confer undue advantage on his daughter, son-in-law and company, by allegedly awarding contracts to them.

Led in evidence by the EFCC lead counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), the subpoenaed witness, Okorie, informed Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja that a certain N1.4bn Apron Extension contract at Katsina Airport was not executed till he left civil service on May 23, 2023.

“As of the time I left civil service on May 23, 2023, the contract was not executed, to the best of my knowledge,” Okorie told the judge.

The witness said he served as a Special Assistant on Projects to Sirika between 2022 and 2023.

Okorie said he also served as the Chairman of the Project Implementation Committee, which was responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of projects.

He identified Al-Buraq Investment Limited as one of the contractors, which got jobs from the aviation ministry.

He, however, told the court that when his committee visited Katsina for project monitoring and implementation, Al-Buraq contractors and other contractors were not on the ground.

“When we got there (Kastina Airport), we had a list of other contractors who were supposed to be on the ground, including Al-Buraq. My Lord, we did not find any of them on site then,” he said.

He explained that before a contract was awarded, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria would have secured land with a Certificate of Occupancy.

He, however, said when his committee interacted with the Commissioner for Lands in Kastina State, he informed that “because of a conflict between the Nigerian Air Force and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, they were not able to secure the land at that time and so the contractors could not go to the site.”


Okorie said he was aware that Al-Buraq Investment Limited had already been paid 30 per cent of the contract sum as mobilisation fee.

“As Chairman, Project Implementation Committee, I was not involved in payments.

“Payments are made in stages until a contractor finishes the contract,” he said.

The lead defence counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), asked the court for an adjournment to cross-examine the witness.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/n2-7bn-fraud-efcc-first-witness-testifies-in-sirika-trial/%3famp

FTC after a very long time.


First of all, I want to thank the admin that banned me last month, I want to thank my village people.

I really appreciate our new national anthem, also I want to appreciate boogyman5 for always lighting up his weed 😂😂😂😂

Also, Nigerians like my Monika is spelt, I'm sorry I just have to do my job.

So boss seun na Opay or Palmpay I go send to claim my prize 🏆

Tonyebarcanista has lost it, I'm not impressed with him lately, seems he now wields a very big knife 🔪 on the throat of our national cake like the people he always criticised..

Back to the topic, Do you think Justice will be served or this is another charade to distract Nigerians from the biting effects of wack economic policies

Do have a great day everyone 👏

What a country we lived in.

If we look at this Hadi case critically, man own might just be child play to the numerous covet deals going on right beneath our noses but as usual, we will be humble, meek and docile and let the looting spree keep going on.

Until there's a capital punishment for all looters we might nevee get it right.

S

Was Calamity Buhari not approving all these monies?


Asking for a friend.

Hmmmmm

Actually, to be sincerely honest in my humble opinion, without being sentimental and of course without offending anyone who thinks differently from my point of view, and without lies to the actual truth, with my clear open mind and clean heart, expressing what ever is embedded inside me for a long time which I didn't say because I was nervous. But today by gathering all the courage and motivation, I just want to say that I actually feel and think that EFCC should also go after other corrupt ministers from the last administration. Thank you! 🙏

Yeye dey smell

OmotolaDeniro:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/n2-7bn-fraud-efcc-first-witness-testifies-in-sirika-trial/%3famp

“When we got there (Kastina Airport), we had a list of other contractors who were supposed to be on the ground, including Al-Buraq. My Lord, we did not find any of them on site then,” he said.
This prosecution witness and his account is very strong and compelling. It will play a significant role in the eventual conviction if the court decides to convict the defendants.

When they tell you to go commit crime and deceive you with that nonsense rhetoric of " this is Nigeria ", run before they ruin your life! Sirika is in real trouble. That retired senior civil servant better have no skeleton in his own cupboard so that his credibility as a prosecution witness is not tainted.

May God bless Nigeria for ever! Check my signature for free stuffs!

This country, Nawa o

Dis same stuff is happening across all agencies and parastatals... If not dem no go see money dey build all dis estates for Abuja na... But God na wonderful God, with all d money, no peace of mind, most of them dey treat mad sickness, some of dem get serious drug addicts as children...

Polithiefians

FreeStuffsNG:
“When we got there (Kastina Airport), we had a list of other contractors who were supposed to be on the ground, including Al-Buraq. My Lord, we did not find any of them on site then,” he said.

This is the sidika u were defending along his Nigerian air scam, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Everybody just dey theif


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If the legendary late Fela where to be alive today, I wonder the kind of song he would be singing in respect to the kind of looting we are experiencing today compering to the peanuts that where been looted back then.

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Buhari and his geng did us dirty.

Sirika don enter correct gbege.

Next time when you get opportunity to serve you no go do Balablu.

Emman08:
Was Calamity Buhari not approving all these monies?


Asking for a friend.

buhari the saint according to nairaland suya guy mannabbqgriIl the darling daddy

Let Sirika go to holiday in kuje

[quote author=egoldman post=130412653][/quote]Cyberbullying is still a crime and that's why I am responding to you so that your cyberbullying activities will have digital footprints.
Everyone who holds a contrary opinion is always a victim of your criminal defamation, insults and cyberbullying.

Sirika is still innocent in the face of the law and if his noble idea is endorsed by FG, it doesn't mean if he is guilty, the government of the Federation is guilty. It's same government that some of us supported that is prosecuting him today.

If you are in government, don't go into government to commit crime, if you do, it is the same government that will prosecute and convict you! Same counsel I will give you, when you are online, don't go about committing cybercrime, cyberstalking and criminal defamation again.

Speechless 😶

Sirika is as corrupt as Buhari

OmotolaDeniro:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/n2-7bn-fraud-efcc-first-witness-testifies-in-sirika-trial/%3famp

Nothing will come out of it, our anti corruption agencies are mere toothless bulldogs.