Adetola, who identified himself as an Executive Assistant to Emefiele, explained that the functions of his office includes managing office correspondences, attending to visitors and any other tasks as assigned by his boss.
Awitness, John Adetola, has narrated how he collected the sum of $400,000 on behalf of former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Adetola, who is testifying in the case against the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), before Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja narrated how he handed over the money to Emefiele in 2018.
Adetola, who identified himself as an Executive Assistant to Emefiele, explained that the functions of his office includes managing office correspondences, attending to visitors and any other tasks as assigned by his boss.
He said these duties gave him direct access to Emefiele. He said, “In 2018, I can’t remember the date, the personal assistant to the CBN Gov in Abuja, Mr Eric Odoh sent me a message on WhatsApp that I should go and collect $400,000 from John Ayoh, the former director of ICT Dept. and give same to the former CBN Governor when he came to Lagos
