Alleged corruption in NSITF: EFCC witness appears in court

The lawsuit involving erstwhile Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, implicit allegations of corruption and favouritism successful awarding contracts continued connected Thursday astatine the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided by Justice Mirian Hassan.

The charges arose from allegations relating to the grant of contracts during Ngige's tenure arsenic Minister of Labour and Employment and his supervision of the NSITF.

At the resumed hearing, a prosecution witnesser of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Dr Maduka Onwusoro, a erstwhile Director Procurement 2019--2023, told the tribunal nether transverse introspection by the defence counsel, Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, that adjacent though helium was the Head of Procurement, helium lone heard determination was a statesmanlike approval, but that helium didn't spot the approval.

According to him, helium was conscionable carrying retired directives from the curate routed done the Permanent Secretary connected the NSITF matters.

Shown a missive helium authored to the Managing Director of NSITF directing them to nonstop each procurement activities to his bureau and to redeploy each officers of their department, Onwusoro said helium was carrying retired directives from the Permanent...