‘I don’t have N1bn to give Goodluck Jonathan’ – Olisa Metuh tells court

Former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh, says he does not have the N1 billion travelling expenses former president Goodluck Jonathan

Recall that we reported that former President Goodluck Jonathan had requested through his lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) that the sum of N1 billion be deposited with the court to offset his travelling expenses to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Metuh is standing trial for for allegedly to have collected N400 million he office of the former National Security Adviser NSA, Sambo Dasuki and had asked the court to summon Jonathan as a witness in the case.

At the resumed hearing of the case today, Metuh through his lawyer, Emeka Etiaba, said he doesn’t have the requested amount and asked the court to strike out the request to summon Jonathan.

“This application is therefore not only speculative but premature and deserves to be struck out.“With respect to demand for deposition of N1bn, the 1st defendant in his affidavit averred that he does not have such amount.“We believe that such demand is punitive and meant to frustrate the 1st defendant’s attempt at obtaining an evidence that will assist him in the defence of the charge against him before this court.“It is the view of the 1st defendant that from the first day that he was arrested, he made it clear that the release of the money was authorised by the former President and was released by the former NSA, Dasuki.“My lord this application simply seeks to set aside the subpoena and to save this nation the embarrassment of having a man who means a lot to the entire country as a former President, to step into the dock to give evidence.

“My lord it is unprecedented, and the embarrassment could have been aborted if the charge against the 1st defendant was not preferred after he had disclosed to the EFCC the source of the fund for which the defendants are standing trial.

“My lord in the circumstance, it is our position that this application be struck out.”

‘I don’t have N1bn to give Goodluck Jonathan’ – Olisa Metuh tells court

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