In 2019 the Cross River State Government awarded 40 contracts valued at over N6.9 billion to 31 companies. Of the 31, seven were illegally awarded contracts as they were not registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, a fundamental requirement of the Public Procurement Act. Another seven benefiting companies lacked experience and expertise concerning the contract they were awarded. In this investigation, Archibong Jeremiah established that the same scheme took place in 2020. This time over N600 million was paid to nine companies that are not registered or recognised under the law.