Mr. Ndondi Njie, former Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), yesterday continued his testimony in the on-going D6million forgery charges against Kawsu Ceesay, IEC’s Chief Electoral Officer, before Magistrate Babucarr Secka of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court.

In his testimony, under cross-examination by lawyer Musa Bachilly, the Defence Counsel, Mr. Njie maintained that Mr. Kawsu Ceesay was instructed by commissioners of the IEC to look for proforma invoices. He added that he did not ask the accused to inform Code Incorporated Company to reduce the quantity of all the items, except 2,7 and 8 to 25 percent.

The former IEC boss said, he knew the IEC has been in business with Code Incorporated Company. He revealed that he had several meetings with President Jammeh, but the meetings were not in connection to the proforma invoice sent to the IEC by Code Incorporated Company in Canada. He denied that the President had never promised to purchase electoral materials for the IEC.

At this juncture, lawyer Bachilly put it to him that it was after he (Mr Njie) had meetings with President Jammeh that he instructed the accused to make an order from Code Incorporated company.

Mr. Njie said when he was ICE Chairman; he used to give verbal instructions, because some of the IEC staff are illitrate, adding that when it concerns administrative issues, he instructs the Administrative Director to prepare a memo or written instruction for his approval. Mr. Njie denied signing exhibit 3, and he does not know who signed it.

He noted that he is consistent with his signatures and his bank manager does not doubt them. Mr. Bachilly asked Mr. Njie to sign on a piece of paper, but this was objected by the state counsel and the objection was upheld.

Mr. Njie further identified a bunch of documents he signed at the time, he was working at the IEC, which were later tendered as defence exhibits. He denied instructing the IEC finance department to pay for the said proforma invoice sent to the IEC by Code Incorporated through the accused, Kawsu Ceesay.