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| GODWIN EMEFIELE |
All things being equal, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele would be arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on an amended 20-count Charge.
Emefiele would be brought before the court by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The amended 20-count charge is dated January 17, 2024, and instituted by counsel for the anti-graft agency, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) and three others on behalf of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
It would be recalled that the FGN had initially filed a 6-count charge bordering on alleged fraudulent procurement against the former CBN Governor.
But Emefiele had pleaded not guilty and was granted bail by Justice Hamza Muazu on November 22, 2023.
According to the EFCC, the amended charge was increased from 6 to 20 for the reason that it contained new counts relating to the fraudulent award of contracts to Emefiele’s wife,
Omoile Margret, his brother-in-law, Omoile Macombo & other associates.
The amended charge includes counts of conspiracy to commit forgery, conferring a corrupt advantage, and criminal breach of trust among others.
Count 1 of the charge reads: “Conferring corrupt advantage contrary to Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.″
The particulars of the offence: “You, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, male, adult, sometime in 2019 did use your position as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria to confer a corrupt advantage on Sa’aclatu Ramallan Yaro, a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria by awarding a contract for the supply of 37 (Nos.) Toyota Hilux Vehicles at the cost of N854,700,000 only to April 1616 Investment Ltd, a company in which the said Sa’adatu Ramallan Yaro is a Director and you thereby committed an offence.”
Count 7: “Conferring corrupt advantage contrary to Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.”
The particulars of the offence: “That you, Godwin Ifeanyi Emeiele, male, adult, sometime in December 2014 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did use your position as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to confer a corrupt advantage on your wife, Omoile Margret, and brother-in-law Omoile Macombo by awarding a contract for the total renovation of the CBN Governor’s Residence lying, being and situate at No. 2, Glover Road, Ikoyi, Lagos in the sum of Eighty Two Million, Eighty-Six Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty-Nine Naira, Thirty Kobo (N 82,086,129.30) to Messrs Architekon Nigeria Limited, a company wherein the duo are directors and majority shareholders, and you thereby committed an offence”.
Count 17: “Conspiracy to commit felony to wit: forgery contrary to Section 96 (1) and punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Law, Cap 89 Laws of the Federation, 1990.”
The particulars of the offence: “That you, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, male, adult, and Odoh, Eric Ocheme (Still at large) sometime in January 2023 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court agreed among yourselves to cause to be done an illegal act to wit: forgery of a document titled: RE: PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ON FOREIGN ELECTION OBSERVER MISSIONS dated 26 January 2023 with Ref No. SGF.43/L.01/201, and you thereby committed an offence.”.
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