Mr. Olutaye Ayeni, the 7th prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Jide Omokore, an ally of former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke on Thursday gave a vivid account of how Omokore used his company (Atlantic Energy) to purchase cars for friends and associates. The
Kogi-born, Bashorun Jide Omokore was among the roving businessmen that made a huge fortune in the oil sector while Diezani Alison Madueke called the shots at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. He owns a vast business empire with substantial investment in many key sectors of the economy, including upstream and downstream oil and gas industry, […]
Absence of prosecution witnesses in court on Thursday at the Federal High Court Abuja forced the court to adjourned the case of a businessman, Jide Omokore, and others who are facing trial for alleged diversion of $1.6bn proceeds of sales of Federal Government’s crude oil. The lead private prosecution counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), told […]