ABUJA, July 11, (THEWILL) – Hearing in a N170m suit involving erstwhile
national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent
Ogbulafor, and three others was on Wednesday adjourned to 23rd October
by an Abuja High Court.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), which filed the suit against
Ogbulafor, is equally prosecuting Jude Nwokolo, Henry Ikoh and Emeka
Emmanuel on a 16-count charge of alleged involvement in frauds totaling
N170m.
According to ICPC, Ogulafor, during his term as minister
of state for special duties in 2001, floated three fake companies with
active connivance of other accused persons. The companies — Henrichiko
Nigeria Limited, DHL Consultants and Chekwas Industries — were
allegedly employed to embezzle N82.6m, N11.5m and N6.2m respectively.
Ogbulafor,
as head of the National Economic Intelligence Committee that was
inaugurated to verify debts to local contractors, allegedly endorsed
several forged documents as genuine. These forged documents were said
to have then been used to certify that the three companies successfully
executed jobs worth N104 million.
He is also being accused of receiving inducements of N2m from Chuks Ebiulah and another N28m from Chris Nwoke, both businessmen.
The
trial had initially been adjourned indefinitely. But 16 months later,
on 30th May 2012, Justice Ishaq Bello granted permission to the ICPC to
appear on 11th July and 12th July to continue the trial.
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