{"id":853,"date":"2026-07-09T11:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/?p=853"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T11:49:30","slug":"efcc-witness-tells-court-ex-minister-sirika-did-not-sign-contract-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/efcc-witness-tells-court-ex-minister-sirika-did-not-sign-contract-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC WITNESS TELLS COURT EX MINISTER SIRIKA DID NOT SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sirika.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sirika.jpg 673w, https:\/\/kufmtv.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sirika-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) investigator on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, neither initiated nor signed the procurement documents for a contract at the centre of his ongoing trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigator, Christopher Udofia, who testified as the 12th prosecution witness said the procurement documents relating to the contract awarded to Tianaero Nigeria Limited were signed by the then Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Aviation, Abel Enitan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under cross-examination by Sirika\u2019s counsel, Chief Godwin Agabi (SAN), Udofia also acknowledged that official correspondence between the ministry and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) did not, on its face, indicate that Sirika directed or induced the Permanent Secretary to seek the bureau\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked whether either document suggested that Sirika influenced the Permanent Secretary to make the request, the witness replied: \u201cThere is nothing suggesting such.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Udofia further told the court that, as the ministry\u2019s accounting officer, the Permanent Secretary was responsible for acting on the BPP\u2019s response and implementing the procurement process on behalf of the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the acknowledgment, the EFCC witness maintained that investigators believed the contract should not have been awarded to Tianaero Nigeria Limited because the company had been registered only about a year before receiving the contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) investigator on Wednesday told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja 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