A High court
has sentenced former governor, Bala Ngilari to five years in prison.
The presiding
judge, Justice Nathan Musa convicted Nggilari on five corruption charges
against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC had
arraigned Ngilari, his Secretary to the Government, Ibrahim Weyle and the
Commissioner of Finance, Sanda Lamurde for violating due process for purchase
of 25 Toyota Hilux trucks costing N167.8 million while they were in office.
Justice Musa
said the governor refused to follow the provisions of the Procurement Act in
respect of the contract for purchase of the 25 vehicles.
The court
however discharged and acquitted the other two defendants, Weyle and Lamurde
who were arraigned alonside the former governor.
The judge
warned state governors against abuse of due process in the conduct of
government business, saying the judgement would serve as lesson to governors
who run as personal estate.
Ngilari served
as deputy governor to former governor Murtala for seven years until.
Impeachment of Nyako in July 2014 by the state Assembly which also saw him
resigning to avoid impeachment alongside his boss.
Ngilari became
governor following a court ruling that annulled his resignation as improper and
returned him as substantive governor to complete the remaining seven months on
Nyako's tenure.He served between October 2014 and May 2015.
SOURCE: DAILY TRUST
SOURCE: DAILY TRUST
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