“My company is being owed N24 million for printing ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign posters during 2015 presidential election,” Olusegun Idowu, a witness in Femi Fani-Kayode’s trial, has said.
Idowu was the first witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing trial of Sani-Kayode, the then Director for Media and Publicity of Jonathan’s Campaign Organisation.
Fani-Kayode is standing trial on an alleged N4.9 billion fraud.
He is charged alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited.
They are standing trial on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful retention of proceeds of theft and money laundering.
They all pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
Idowu, while giving evidence, said the N24 million was part of a total of N54 million which was for pasting of posters and consultancy jobs, his company did for the ex-President’s campaign organisation during the 2015 election.
The witness, also the Managing Director of Paste Poster Company Limited, said his company was paid N30 million cash in tranches of N6 million and N24 million, while another N24 million remained unpaid.
During cross-examination, Idowu told the court that his company got the poster printing job for the ex-president campaign organisation through a referral by a member of the organisation, Aderemi Ajidahun.
Idowu said one Oke helped his company to relate with the campaign organisation.
He said his company received the cash payments of N24 million and N6 million from the said Oke.
When asked by Fani-Kayode’s lawyer, Norrison Quakers, whether he had any direct dealings with the former Minister of Aviation, Idowu stated he never had any direct dealing with him.
Justice Rilwan Aikawa, however, after listening to the arguments, adjourned the case until November 20, 21 and 22 for continuation of trial.
In the charge, Fani-Kayode was accused of conspiring with the other accused to directly and indirectly retain various sums, which were proceeds of crime.
The EFCC also said the accused allegedly committed the offences between January 8 and March 25, 2015.
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