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Michael Agboro, a prosecution witness in the trial of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has admitted before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, that transactions and award of contracts between the CBN, April 1616, and Archtekon, went through due process.He also says that he did not interact with or interview Emefiele’s wife over the ownership of a firm, Archtekon Nigeria Limited, linked to her.
Agboro, who is the seventh prosecution witness of the Federal Government, stated this while answering questions from Emefiele’s lawyer, Mathew Burkaa. According to him, he did not invite or interview Mrs. Emefiele in respect of the CAC, adding that he was not “100 percent sure” if any of his team members did.When asked if the documents relating to the award of contracts to April 1616 and Archtekon that he tendered before the court showed that the contracts were awarded to the firms with the lowest bid, he pointed out that it was a legal requirement.
He also admitted that different officers at different levels acted on the contract documents and that other officers did not award contracts to their relatives.
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