A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has ordered for the arrest of a former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court.
The EFCC in a Facebook post noted that Goje, who is currently facing charges of alleged N25bn fraud, might be picked up by the anti-graft team on Wednesday, October 5, 2016, if he failed to show up in court.
The statement read, “A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on October 4, 2016 (Tuesday) issued a bench warrant against former Governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, for refusing to show up in court.
“The warrant is, however, to take effect by 8am on October 5, 2016, if he fails to show up in court again.”
Among several charges, Goje, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, is being accused of illegally awarding a N1bn contract for the supply of dictionaries to secondary schools while he was governor of the state.
At the last sitting, a prosecution witness, Salisu Abaji, claimed the ex-governor awarded a contract for the supply of dictionaries for over N1bn to Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board without following procurement process.
He further submitted that one Aliyu el-Naffty, former UBEB chairman, also standing trial along with Goje, awarded the contract the same day and ordered the advance payment based on the directive of the then governor.
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