Emefiele not signatory to withdrawal of N124.86bn from FG’s account – Witness

A witness, Dr Ali Mohammed, on Wednesday told the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Godwin Emefiele, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was not signatory to the withdrawal of N124.86 billion from the consolidated revenue account.
The witness, a director, Home Finance, Federal Ministry of Finance, also admitted that neither his minister nor the Accountant-General of the Federation queried the withdrawal of the fund by the CBN.
Emefiele is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a four-count charge bordering on disobedience to the direction of law and an illegal act causing injury to the public.
He was, among others, alleged in ...