A company says it is still being owed N24 million for printing campaign posters for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.The Paste Poster Company Limited stated this on Wednesday through its Managing Director, Olusegun Idowu, when he appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos.
The Director of Media and Publicity of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, is standing trial before the court over alleged involvement in a N4.9 billion fraud.
Standing trial along with Mr. Fani-Kayode is a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman. Other defendants in the case are one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited.
The defendants were arraigned before Justice Rilwan Aikawa on 17 counts bordering on conspiracy, unlawful retention of proceeds of theft and money laundering.
They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Mr. Idowu was the first witness called by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prove its case against the defendants.
While being cross-examined on Wednesday by Mr. Fani-Kayode’s lawyer, Norrison Quakers,