An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Michael Wetkas on Monday told the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, how the Senate President, Bukola Saraki paid over N522m for a property in Ikoyi Lagos.
Wetkas who was led in evidence by counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs tendered cheques allegedly drawn from Saraki’s personal account and the account of his firm, Carlie Properties Investments Limited meant for payment of the property at 17, Mcdonald Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.
EFCC claimed that Saraki through his companies paid a total of N522,060,000 in seven tranches for the said property which is one of those the Senate President failed to declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau while he was governor of Kwara State.
Wetkas said the property was procured in the name of Tiny Tee Limited from the Presidential Committee on the Sale of Federal Government Properties between 2006 and 2007.
He said, “The part payment was from GTB account of Carlie Properties and Investment Ltd.
“There is a draft before me for N256,300,000 which was part payment for 17, Mcdonald Street, Ikoyi, Lagos.
“There is another draft before me of N12,815,000 which was part payment for 17, Mcdonald, Ikoyi.
“There is another draft of a total of N24,090,000. That total is broken down into, N20m from Zenith Bank and N4,090,000 from GTB. The total of the two are part payment for 17 Mcdonald, Ikoyi.
“The N20m from the Zenith Bank account of Carlie Properties and Investments Ltd while N4,090,000 was also from Carlie Properties and Investment Ltd with GTB.
“There is another draft before me for N180,675,000 dated April 3, 2007. It was also part payment for 17 Mcdonald Ikoyi from the defendant’s personal account with GTB.
“I have another draft of N36,135,000 dated January 10, 2007. The draft was cleared in Carlie Properties and Investments Ltd’s account in GTB and that also forms part payment for 17 Mcdonald, Ikoyi.
“There is another draft of N12,045,000 dated January 10, 2007.”
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