Coscharis supplied Fayemi govt N1.28billion worth of vehicles on oral agreement

Dr Kayode Fayemi
A representative of Coscharis Motors , Justin Ngele said that the firm supplied 156 vehicles valued at N1.284 billion to the administration of former Governor Kayode Fayemi based on oral agreement from the government.
Ngele testified before a panel of inquiry set up by the Ekiti State government to probe the administration of the former governor.
Ngele, who was led in the witness by the counsel to Choscharis Motors, Peter Jiya said that the company executed the contract based on trust it has for state government.

He however said that there was a letter of award by the state government on the purchase of additional 59 units of vehicles later supplied by the company.He told the panel that out of the 235 vehicles supplied between 2013 to 2014, total of N1.449 billion have been paid leaving the balance of N459 million debt being owed the firm.
However, another witness from the Ministry of Local Government, Mr Samuel Akinjide in his statement on oath alleged that the ministry received an invoice of N1,284,159,000.00 from the state government for the purchase of 156 Ford Range of vehicles for traditional rulers in the state, adding that the ministry was mandated to finance the purchase.
He also alleged that even before the state government gave the directive, the then Commissioner for Finance, Vincent Kolawole had taken delivery of the 156 vehicles.
Akinjide further averred that “Choscharis Motors on 2nd of May, 2014 requested for payment of 235 vehicles instead of the 156 units the ministry was directed to purchase.
“By this letter, there is no evidence that Choscharis Motors paid taxes on the vehicles. The vehicles were distributed without the input of the ministry.”
He said that the local governments were to settle the debt on equal basis even though they didn’t solicit for it. The General Administration Department, and the ministry of finance have been contacted but they all claimed ignorance of the purchase.”