In a cross examination in the case today, Sa’id who is an investigation officer in the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), said that N21.7 million was transferred from Metuh’s company, Destra Investment Limited to a former Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih while N5 million was transferred to the former National Woman Leader of the PDP, Kema Chikwe, even as N25 million was transferred to a former political adviser to the former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Alhaji Abba Dabo.
He said that he discovered that N500 million in Destra Investment’s account was paid to one Daniel Ford International company for the purpose of buying a landed property in Banana Island, Lagos, adding that the money was transferred in tranches of N300 million and N200 million to the company.
According to Sa’id: “I did not discover any contract approval from the office of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to Destra Investment Limited to carry out publicity for former President Jonathan and PDP.
“The N400 million purported contract has no approval and I know there should be an internal process where each contract is approved and where it can confirmed that such contract had been executed.
“My lord, during investigation, we discovered that the sum of N10 billion had been withdrawn from the account of former NSA’s office to finance PDP’s presidential convention.”
The judge adjourned the case to February 18 to enable the defence open its case. [myad]
