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Inflation of contracts:the first set of
charges against Bankole
Newsdiaryonline 07-06-11
Immediate past Speaker House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole
will be arraigned in court tomorrow, Wednesday June 8 before
Justice Donatus
Okorowa of the Federal High Court No 7,at 9.00 am in Abuja
The charge sheet
prepared by Festus Keyamo , the private prosecutor on behalf of
the Attorney General of the Federation
basically highlights alleged inflation of contracts and
breach of Public Procurement Act in the award of contracts.
Keyamo said this is the first set of charges.Other charges
pertaining to the N10billion loan obtained and the 407 Car scam
shall be filed in due course.Newsdiaryonline
learnt that new charges may be filed on a weekly basis.
Below is the first set of charges against Bankole
COUNT 1
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large on or about the 28th of May,
2008, within the jurisdiction of Federal High Court, being Body
of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, did conspire amongst
yourselves to inflate the cost of
400 units of 40-inch
Samsung (LNS. 341) television sets by approving the purchase
of the said item at the rate of
N525,000.00 per
unit, instead of the prevailing market price of
N295,000.00 and
thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(a) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 2
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, sometime in 2008, within the jurisdiction
of the Federal High Court, being Body of Principal officers of
the House of Representatives responsible for the approval of
contracts in the House of Representatives, with intent to
defraud, did inflate the cost of
400 units of 40-inch
Samsung (LNS. 341) television sets from
N295,000.00 per unit
(being the prevailing market price) to
N525,000.00 per unit
and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(b) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 3
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
procurement of 400 units
of 40-inch Samsung (LNS. 341) television sets by refusal to
follow all the procedures prescribed for public procurements in
Sections 17 to 56 of the Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007,
leading to a loss of value to the national treasury and thereby
committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 4
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large on or about the 28th of May,
2008, within the jurisdiction of Federal High Court, being Body
of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, did conspire amongst
yourselves to inflate the cost of
800 units of Desktop
Computers (HP Compaq dc 5700) by approving the purchase of
the said item at the rate of
N330,000.00 per
unit, instead of the prevailing market price of
N160,000.00 per unit
and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(a) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 5
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, sometime in 2008, within the jurisdiction
of the Federal High Court, being Body of Principal officers of
the House of Representatives responsible for the approval of
contracts in the House of Representatives, with intent to
defraud, did inflate the cost of
800 units of Desktop
Computers (HP Compaq dc 5700) from
N160,000.00 per unit
(being the prevailing market price) to
N330,000.00 per unit
and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(b) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 6
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 800 units of
Desktop Computers (HP Compaq dc 5700) by refusal to follow
all the procedures prescribed for public procurements in
Sections 17 to 56 of the Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007,
leading to a loss of value to the national treasury and thereby
committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 7
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large on or about the 28th of May,
2008, within the jurisdiction of Federal High Court, being Body
of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, did conspire amongst
yourselves to inflate the cost of
100 units of Sharp
Digital Copier 5316 by approving the purchase of the said
item at the rate of
N270,000.00 per unit, instead of the prevailing market price
of N160,000.00 and
thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(a) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 8
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, sometime in 2008, within the jurisdiction
of the Federal High Court, being Body of Principal officers of
the House of Representatives responsible for the approval of
contracts in the House of Representatives, with intent to
defraud, did inflate the cost of
100 units of Sharp
Digital Copier 5316 from
N160,000.00 per unit
(being the prevailing market price) to
N270,000.00 per unit
and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(b) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 9
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 100 units of
Sharp Digital Copier 5316 by refusal to follow all the
procedures prescribed for public procurements in Sections 17 to
56 of the Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007, leading to a
loss of value to the national treasury and thereby committed an
offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 10
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large on or about the 28th of May,
2008, within the jurisdiction of Federal High Court, being Body
of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, did conspire amongst
yourselves to inflate the cost of
400 units of HP Laserjet
2600N by approving
the purchase of the said item at the rate of
N150,000.00 per
unit, instead of the prevailing market price of
N60,000.00 and
thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(a) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 11
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, sometime in 2008, within the jurisdiction
of the Federal High Court, being Body of Principal officers of
the House of Representatives responsible for the approval of
contracts in the House of Representatives, with intent to
defraud, did inflate the cost of
400 units of HP Laserjet
2600N from
N60,000.00 per unit (being the prevailing market price) to
N150,000.00 per unit
and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(b) of the
Public Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 12
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 400 units of
HP Laserjet 2600N by refusal to follow all the procedures
prescribed for public procurements in Sections 17 to 56 of the
Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007, leading to a loss of value
to the national treasury and thereby committed an offence
contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 13
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 2 units of
Range Rover Bullet Proof vehicles by refusal to follow all
the procedures prescribed for public procurements in Sections 17
to 56 of the Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007, leading to a
loss of value to the national treasury and thereby committed an
offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 14
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 2 units of
Range Rover vehicles (without bullet proofs) by refusal to
follow all the procedures prescribed for public procurements in
Sections 17 to 56 of the Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007,
leading to a loss of value to the national treasury and thereby
committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 15
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 3 units of
Mercedes Benz S-600 cars by refusal to follow all the
procedures prescribed for public procurements in Sections 17 to
56 of the Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007, leading to a
loss of value to the national treasury and thereby committed an
offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
COUNT 16
That you,
Dimeji Bankole and
others now at large, on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 400 units of
DSTV systems by refusal to follow all the procedures
prescribed for public procurements in Sections 17 to 56 of the
Public Procurement Act No.14 of 2007, leading to a loss of value
to the national treasury and thereby committed an offence
contrary to
Section 58(4)(e) of the
Public Procurement Act, No.14 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58(5) of the same Act.
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