Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked
Abuja Federal High Court to set aside the
subpoena ordering him to appear in court.
Following several applications by Olisa Metuh,
Justice Abang Okon had ordered Jonathan to
apply in court as a witness to testify in defence
of the former National Publicity Secretary of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

The former President, in alternative, sought an
order directing Metuh to deposit with the court
for and on his behalf the sum of N1bn to cover
travelling expenses for himself and his security
personnel from his home town in Bayelsa State,
to Abuja.

Jonathan said the money was also to cover the
time that he might spend appearing before the
court.

According to him, his request was in line with
the provisions of Section 241(2 ) of the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.
Among the grounds of the motion filed on
Monday by Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, on
behalf of Jonathan was that the evidence
sought to be obtained from Jonathan would
amount to an invasion of his privacy, and family
life as provided for in Section 37 of the
Constitution.


The ex-President further contended that the
evidence sought to be obtained from him was
likely to expose him to a criminal charge,
penalty or forfeiture.

He argued that the subpoena was vague and
obtained on frivolous ground.

Jonathan added that the subpoena was
obtained in bad faith as it was meant to
embarrass him.

According to Jonathan, Metuh was not his
personal aide or an appointee and so could not
have dealt with him (Jonathan ) directly under
any circumstance to warrant the invitation of
the applicant to testify in the charge.

He also submitted that there was no nexus
between him and Metuh and the charge for
which Metuh is standing trial.

The former President said he knew nothing
about the charges preferred against Metuh.
An affidavit filed in support of the motion read
in part, “That he (Jonathan ) as the then
President of the Federal Republic (2010 –
2015 ), appointed ministers and different
persons to carry out the day-to-day running of
the government activities and such appointees
are those who directly related with the President
and not third parties, such as the 2 nd
respondent.

“That it is such appointees that can explain
daily government’s transactions which they
directly supervised and not the President who
was the overall boss.

“That the 2 nd respondent, Olisa Metuh, was
never at any time a personal aide or appointee
of the applicant.

“That he (Jonathan ) knows nothing about the
seven charges for which the 1 st defendant/ 2
nd respondent is standing trial before this court
and has absolutely nothing to testify about
before this court.

“ The he, as a former President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria, in the event that this
honourable court refuses prayer one on the
motion paper, shall require the sum of
N1,000,000,000.00 (one billion naira) only, to
cover travelling expenses for himself and his
security personnel, from his home town Otuoke,
in Bayelsa State, to Abuja, and also for
logistics, and provision of tight security to cover
any period of time that he might spend
appearing before this court as President of
Nigeria between 2010 and 2015.

“That Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, OFR, the lead
counsel in this matter, informed me under the
same circumstances stated in paragraph 4
above, and I verily believe him, that by virtue of
the provisions of section 241(2 ) of the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015, the
applicant is not bound to attend to court except
the 2 nd respondent herein (Olisa Metuh), who
applied for the issuance of subpoena ad
testificandum on him, pays for his travelling
expenses.”

Source: http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/31/goodluck-jonathan-demands-n1-billion-olisa-metuh-appear-court/

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