EFCC witness alleges Sirika breached procurement rules in Nigeria Air contracts

A prosecution witnesser successful the ongoing proceedings of erstwhile Aviation Minister, Hadi Abubakar Sirika, has told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that the erstwhile curate violated owed process successful the grant of consultancy contracts linked to the Nigeria Air project.
The witness, Christopher Odofin, an researcher with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), made the disclosure connected Wednesday portion testifying earlier Justice S.C. Oriji successful Abuja.

Sirika is lasting proceedings alongside his daughter, Fatima Hadi Sirika, son-in-law, Hamma Jalal Sule, and Al Buraq Global Investment Limited connected amended six-count charges bordering connected maltreatment of bureau and the alleged misappropriation of much than N2 cardinal successful nationalist funds.

Odofin, who appeared arsenic the 12th prosecution witness, told the tribunal that Sirika awarded a N299 cardinal consultancy declaration to Tianaero Nigeria Limited for services related to Nigeria Air and aboriginal approved an further N599 cardinal declaration hold for the aforesaid institution without pursuing established procurement procedures.

According to the witness, the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development wrote to the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) connected March 7, 2022, seeking a Certificate of No Objection for the engagement of consultants. However, helium said the ministry awarded the cont...