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Olisa Metuh Vs EFCC: What Happened In Court On Tuesday by besti14: 4:31pm On May 21, 2019
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has conceded in proof, the last record offered by Olisa Metuh, previous National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Metuh offered the report on Tuesday at the continued hearing, enumerating how the aggregate of the N400 million for which he is standing preliminary, was spent on a single national task.

Metuh who was driven in proof by his insight, Mr. Abel Ozioko presented that the cash was utilized for a different national task given to him by previous President, Goodluck Jonathan.

The court likewise conceded in proof, media productions where, in light of Metuh's capture and arraignment in 2016, the authority of the PDP insisted that the PDP did not at all profit by the store.

This, he said, was in opposition to charges that it was utilized for political exercises of the gathering.

The records were conceded and set apart as displays 21 and 22.

Metuh had before offered a record itemizing payment, names, and marks of people who got assets in the execution of the national task which was conceded and set apart as shown 20.

Metuh told the court that no piece of the N400 million was spent on any action of the PDP, in opposition to the cases of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ( EFCC).

He said that his record of record and receipts of installments demonstrated that the whole reserve was utilized for the national task as coordinated by President Jonathan.

"No piece of the N400 million was spent on any action of the PDP.

"The record of record and all the consumption made, with receipts, bearing the names of the individuals who got reserves to demonstrate that the whole N400 million was exhausted in the execution of the different national task.

"President Jonathan had dependably demanded that the gathering must not profit by government financing and that no administration reserve or resource must be utilized to advance or bolster the exercises of the gathering," Metuh said.

Proceeding in his proof, Metuh eliminated any confusion air on his previous delay to give out the names of the individuals who worked under him in the execution of the task to the EFCC yet liked to dedicate them in court.

"Such people incorporate regarded experts in different fields, including college speakers and I won't need them to endure the shame of pointless adverse media report and distortions at the time.

"Show 20 contains the names of experts who worked with me and got assets in the execution of the task.

"They acknowledged to take an interest in the task because of the certainty and trust they have in my trustworthiness, and I didn't need them to endure the embarrassment of adverse reports at the time.

"It was hence that I demanded that if there are any inquiries, repercussions, discounts or abuse to be endured in such manner, it ought to be aimed at me by and by, Metuh said.

The preliminary judge, Justice Okon Abang suspended the issue until May 27, 28 and 30, 2019 for the continuation of initial.

Metuh is standing preliminary for purportedly accepting the total of N400 million from the previous National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, monies reserved for the buy of arms at the warmth of the Boko Haram revolt.

He was likewise blamed for executing with the money of $2 million without experiencing the last foundation infringing upon the Money Laundering Prohibition Act.

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Re: Olisa Metuh Vs EFCC: What Happened In Court On Tuesday by psucc(m): 5:07pm On May 21, 2019
Please someone should tell the OP that we don't need 'hazard' English here in NL. He should take this kind of journalism to Jamaica.

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