A Prosecution Witness in the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja has admitted that some of the exhibits he tendered before the tribunal were not investigated by him or his team.
Michael Wetkas conceded while being cross examined by the defense counsel, Kanu Agabi, that he did not investigate the petitions in Exhibits 11, 12 and 13.
Exhibits 11,12 and 13 were petitions written by Kwara Freedom Network inviting the EFCC to investigate the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board and borrowings for projects?
When further asked why he tendered documents he did not investigate, the witness said he did not tender the exhibits on his own but were tendered through him by the Prosecution.
Also under cross examination, the witness admitted that investigating the assets declaration of the defendant did not form part of his schedule of duty.
He also admitted that exhibits 3, 4 and 5 which were assets declaration forms of the defendant were duly examined and stamped by the Code of Conduct Bureau.
He added that there was no where in the petition they investigated where Saraki’s asset declaration was in contention.
He further added that the investigation of the defendant was based on intelligence report obtained by the former chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde and not the three petitions tendered as exhibits.
In specific terms, the witness stated that the six assets declaration forms submitted by Saraki to the CCB were never investigated by his team.
He however stated that his team was directed to investigate the intelligence report alone.
Counsel to both parties also reacted to the refusal of the tribunal chairman for extension of time for the defence counsel to study the documents
The case continues on Wednesday.
