A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Agboro Omowera, stated on Monday that the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, used his position to award contracts to his wife, Margret, and brother-in-law.
Emefiele allegedly approved the payment of the total sum of N97.9m in favour of Architekon Nigeria Ltd, where both are directors.
According to the anti-graft agency, the N97.9m contract was for the supply of office furniture to the CBN.
The investigator said 10 persons acted on the documents with which the contracts were awarded.
He claimed that the buck stopped at Emefiele’s table, being the CBN governor at the time.
Earlier, Omowera, while being led in evidence by the counsel for the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN), told the court that the findings of his investigations showed that Emefiele conferred a corrupt and unfair advantage on Architekon Nigeria Limited and April 1616.
According to him, Emefiele’s wife, Margaret Omoyile, is listed as a director of Archtekon Nigeria Limited.
He added that Emefiele’s wife used her maiden name to register the company.
The trial judge, Hamza Muazu, subsequently adjourned the matter till April 25 to continue the trial
