Equipment procured by ex-Governor Dariye’in 2000, still operational witness
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Dariye
By Sylvester Thompson
Abuja, Oct.12, 2016 (NAN) A defence witness, Stephen Igmala, has told an FCT High Court that the vehicles and equipments acquired by former Plateau governor, Joshua Dariye, in 2000 are still in operation.
Igmala, who is the General Manager of Plateau State Road Maintenance Agency, made this known during a cross examination by the Prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), on Wednesday.
Dariye’s counsel Garba Pwul had tendered exhibit specimens of machines, vehicles and equipments received from Plateau Ministry of Works in year 2000.
Igmala who was employed as a Principal Technical Officer by the ministry in May 2000, also said that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had never visited them in Jos.
“We were only invited to come to Abuja by the EFCC to give statement in March 2016.’’
He, however, admitted that the equipments were fairly used and that he did not know how they were procured because he was by then not a member of management.
Igmala said the vehicles and machines which consisted of two bulldozers, Pick-up Mercedes Packer, tippers, CAT machine, one water tanker, and three Graders were still working.
“When they got spoilt we repair them and they still function,’’ he said.
He also said that the equipments they had was more than what was contained in the exhibits. (NAN)
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Edited by Felix Nwadioha