Adebayo Muyideen Dunmoye, owner of McDrive Logistics, said Ope Saraki, a cousin to former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, procured 80KVA generators against 100KVA approved by the government.

Dunmoye, who was the fourth prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Ope Saraki, told Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday.

He said the defendant while being the Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, executed a contract awarded to McDrive Logistics & Institute Limited by Kwara State Government.

He also detailed how the defendant knowingly acquired an indirect private interest in the said contract.

The offence is contrary to Section 12 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences, ICPC, Act, 2000.

Dunmoye, led in evidence by Sesan Ola, Counsel to the EFCC, told the court that his company, McDrive Logistics and Institute Limited, bided for and won the contract for the supply of 13 units of 100KVA power generators for General Specialist Hospitals in Kwara state.

He, however, said contrary to the contract’s specifications, 13 units of 80KVA generators were supplied by another person/company other than his company, McDrive Logistics and Institute Limited.

He explained that McDrive Logistics, had no business dealings with Chemiroy Nigeria limited, adding that Ope Saraki, executed the contract without his knowledge.

“My company, McDrive Logistics and Institute Limited, bided for and won the contract. About N45m was paid into my company’s account in tranches.

“But the defendant (Ope Saraki) instructed me to bring the money that the project would be done in order of priority, which I did by issuing him cheques.

“I was actually called by one of the staff of the defendant to come to Ilorin, where I was shown the supplied generators.

“The defendant informed me that the generators were purchased with funds by another contractor, Chemiroy Nigeria limited.

“No representatives of McDrive Logistics, including myself was aware of the purchase of the generators up till that moment,” he recounted.

Under cross-examination by Ope Saraki’s Counsel, the witness denied knowledge of what transpired between the office of the defendant and the office of the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Millennium Development Goals, MDGs.

He declared that he was not happy that another person executed the contract awarded to his company, without his consent, expressing dismay over the defendant’s action.

The first prosecution witness, PW1, Clement Olagunju, who represented Jubail Bros Engineering Nigeria limited, had earlier told the court that it was the defendant (Ope Saraki) in the company of one Lukman Sani, that purchased the 13 KVA generators from their company.

The case was adjourned till February 8, 2022, for the continuation of trial

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