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Over 4 Billion Naira collected by Jang without payment vouchers

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"54XVMpvX" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission &lpar;EFCC&rpar;&comma; Mr&period; Habila Dung&comma; has Thursday&comma; said Governor Jonah Jang&comma; has directed him to prepare memos for the withdrawal of about N4bn&comma; between January to May 2015&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"4ZxhQG4P" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; Dung a former Permanent Secretary&comma; cabinet office between 2014 to 2015&comma; also told the Plateau State High Court&comma; that in all the monies spent by the former Governor there isn&&num;8217&semi;t payment vouchers to that effect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2021&sol;11&sol;26&sol;spacekraft-launches-hausa-entertainment-streaming-platform-kallo-ng&sol;">Spacekraft launches Hausa entertainment streaming platform&comma; kallo&period;ng<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Former Governor Jonah Jang&comma; and Yusuf Gyang Pam&comma; are standing trial on 17 count charge bordering on alleged misappropriation of public funds&comma; money laundering&comma; and breach of public trust&comma; to the tune of N6&period;3b&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ToHbJ87X" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The former Permanent Secretary&comma; said the office of the Secretary to the State Government has two account with Zenith Bank&comma; &&num;8220&semi;the first account is that of the cabinet and special services&comma; and the second was for overhead&sol; political office holders account&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He said the signatories to the accounts were the two permanent Secretaries&comma; and the director of finance and supply at the cabinet office&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; Dung said all memos raised on the instructions of Governor Jonah Jang&comma; and withdrawn by former cashier Mr&period; Yusuf Gyang Pam&comma; are in the name of&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Classified Expenditures&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;The classified expenditure was raised when the Governor instructed for it&comma; after doing so I took it to the Governor for approval&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; Dung being lead in by Prosecution counsel&comma; Rotimi Jacob SAN&comma; said all the monies were taken to the former Governor at his office&comma; severally&comma; adding that&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I was there twice when the money was brought to him&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;All the monies were given to the Governor without any payment vouchers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I was never queried  on whether the monies were not taken to the Governor by the former Cashier&comma; and I am not aware of any query  to the cashier for refusing to take the money&&num;8217&semi;s to the Governor&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; Dung further told the court that on the 8 of April 2015&comma; the sum of N700m were withdrawn by the second defendant&comma; in the sum of N10m into 70 trenches&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t know how the Governor spent the money after giving it to him&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he told the court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Justice Christine Dabup adjourned hearing on the  matter till Friday for cross examination of the witness by defence counsel Edward Pwajo<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1004305389"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; 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