By SUNTV Global Channel | July 2, 2026
The trial of former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, continued on Thursday at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, with a prosecution witness testifying that two disputed Federal Executive Council (FEC) documents tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) contain identical deliberations and resolutions.
Agunloye is facing an amended seven-count charge filed by the EFCC over allegations of official corruption and the fraudulent award of the 3,960-megawatt Mambilla Hydro-Electric Power Project contract to Sunrise Power Transmission Company Limited, a project valued at $6 billion. He has denied any wrongdoing.
During Thursday’s proceedings before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, the prosecution’s fifth witness, Iliya John Iyakwari, told the court that Exhibit EFCC 3D and Exhibit EFCC 3K contained the same extracts from the minutes of the May 21, 2003 Federal Executive Council meeting relating to the Mambilla project.
Iyakwari, a former Assistant Director (Legal) at the Federal Ministry of Justice and now an Assistant Legal Adviser at the Federal Ministry of Power, stated that the deliberations, resolutions, conclusions and directives contained in both exhibits were “the same verbatim.”
Lead prosecution counsel, Abba Muhammed (SAN), reminded the court that during cross-examination on June 18, the defence had asked the witness to compare the two documents after he initially stated that one of the exhibits was unfamiliar to him.
Following a fresh review during re-examination, the witness maintained that the relevant portions of both documents were identical in content and wording.
After hearing the testimony, Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie adjourned the case until July 6, 2026, for the continuation of trial.
The Mambilla Hydro-Electric Power Project case remains one of Nigeria’s most high-profile corruption trials, with proceedings expected to continue as both the prosecution and defence present further evidence.
SUNTV Global Channel will continue to provide updates as the trial progresses.
