{"id":59352,"date":"2017-08-30T22:48:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T21:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=59352"},"modified":"2017-08-30T22:48:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T21:48:55","slug":"n2-5bn-civic-centre-ekiti-probe-panel-summon-fayemis-contractors-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/n2-5bn-civic-centre-ekiti-probe-panel-summon-fayemis-contractors-newspapers\/","title":{"rendered":"N2.5bn Civic Centre: Ekiti probe panel to summon Fayemi\u2019s contractors through newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Ekiti State<br \/>\nGovernment to look into the State finances under the administration of<br \/>\nDr. Kayode Fayemi will summon companies like Tianjin-Yuyang<br \/>\nConstruction Engineering Limited, CASA Nig Ltd and others through<br \/>\nadvertorials in national newspapers and other means, the Commission<br \/>\nChairman, Justice Silas Oyewole (rtd) ruled today.<\/p>\n<p>Tianjin-Yuyang Construction Engineering Limited, a Chinese company was<br \/>\nawarded the contract for the construction of a New Civic Centre on<br \/>\nAugust 30, 2012 at the cost of N2, 573,584,395.75 while consultancy on<br \/>\nthe construction was awarded to CASA Nig Ltd on June 11, 2012 at the<br \/>\ncost of N137, 611,325.07.<\/p>\n<p>A total sum of N993, 512,344.11, representing 45 percent of total<br \/>\ncontract sum was paid to the contractor as 2013.<\/p>\n<p>At the Commission of Inquiry\u2019s continued proceeding today at<br \/>\nMagistrate Court 1, High Court, Ado-Ekiti, Mr\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2095787606\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Bamise, counsel<br \/>\nto the commission said the commission encountered some difficulties in<br \/>\nsummoning most of the witnesses.<\/p>\n<p>The commission counsel said those companies like Tianjin-Yuyang<br \/>\nConstruction Engineering Limited, CASA Nig Ltd and Citadel Nominees<br \/>\nLimited\/Toyab Associates Joint Consultants should be invited by the<br \/>\nCommission via national newspaper and other means. He mentioned names<br \/>\nof the four witnesses who were available at the court.<\/p>\n<p>The first witness, Mr. Adeleke Adefolaju, who is the Director of<br \/>\nBudget in the state&#8217;s Ministry of Budget and Economy Planning, was led<br \/>\nin evidence by counsel to the commission, Mr Bamise.<\/p>\n<p>The witness presented the record of funds that accrued to the State<br \/>\nwithin the financial years to include the Internally Generated<br \/>\nRevenue, international donors, statutory allocations, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of Local Government Affairs, Mr. Samuel Akinjide<br \/>\nAkinleye; a former occupant of the office, Mr. Sola Ogunmiluyi and the<br \/>\nPrincipal Technical Officer in the General Administration Department,<br \/>\ngovernor\u2019s office, Mr. Shittu Rotimi tendered documents of furniture<br \/>\nand vehicles procured and distributed in the year under review.<\/p>\n<p>The documents submitted by Adeleke and the other three witnesses were<br \/>\nadmitted as exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>The commission proceedings continue\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_2095787607\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tomorrow<\/span><\/span>\u00a0with cross examinations<br \/>\nof all witnesses.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Ekiti State Government to look into the State finances under the administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi will summon companies like Tianjin-Yuyang&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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