Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- A witness told the FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Wednesday that former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, failed to follow the directive of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) regarding the award of the controversial Mambilla power project in 2003.

Umar Babangida, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) and investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told the court that FEC kicked against the proposal requiring the federal government to pay $1.5billion as its 25 per cent equity participation in the $6 billion power project.

The witness said the FEC, rather than approve the proposal, asked Mr Agunloye to explore other options that would ensure the government's reduced contributi...