The embattled spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Monday urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to allow his counsel more time to prepare to defend his company, Destra Investment Limited.
Counsel to Metuh’s company, who is standing trial alongside the former as the second defendant in the ongoing prosecution, Toochukwu Onwuibufo made an oral application, seeking for more time and facilities to enable him prepare for defence.

Onwuibufo sought for time and documents of court proceedings to enable him prepare, adding that he was only brought into the matter last week.

Metuh, alongside his company, Destra Investment Limited are standing trial on a 7 count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N400m, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alleged he collected from the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Dasuki Sambo.

Quoting section 36(6) of the constitution, Onwuibufo said, “My lord, we are incapacitated to continue with this trial unless we are given facilities and time to prepare for trial.”

The prosecution led by Sylvanus Tahir in his argument said that the court should dismiss the application.

Counsel to Metuh, Emeka Etiaba, however, urged the court to grant the appeal of the counsel to the second defendant, adding that the embattled PDP spokesman is prepared “with his witnesses standing outside the court to open his defence but that doesn’t mean the second defendant is not entitled to fair hearing.”

Matter has been stood down for 15 minutes.

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PMB fight against corruption is witch haunting- METUH

PMB cannot intimidate us as we're no longer in the Junta era so every suspect must be presented to the court of law- METUH

See Metuh now see court of law, Metuh dey fear dey look for flimsy excuses. Awon oniranu gbogbo.

this metuh again.

I think is counsel needs time for spiritual matters.

Nurse Metuh was shouting, court ooo, Court!

In court now, he nor fit talk again!! Crazy Mofo that he is!

seeking for more time and facilities to enable him prepare for defence.

No matter how much time Nurse's defence team gets or how long he stalls this trial! There is no way in this world that anyone can "positively" spin "I got money & people died for it"

Maghan37:
I think is counsel needs time for spiritual matters.

They should introduce plea bargaining in Naija - Plead guilty, hand back the loot and get a suspended sentence.

Its only the lawyers enjoying these debacles....

Nurse Nurse, i hail your tactics.

death by hanging is the only solution bro

NwaNimo1:
They should introduce plea bargaining in Naija - makes sense.

Delay tactics

Ok

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If there is anything I don't like about our judiciary, it is the slow pace of criminal justice dispensation .


Because how do you explain how people with heavy criminal allegations have been able to play around cases by employing some dodgy tactics through their defense team in securing freedom for their client who ought to be in incarceration for a very longtime.


Anyway, Justice should be allowed to prevail in the end.

yes! But will that make him to escape justice? i think its high time stiffer penalties like death by firing squad be introduce into our system. Politicians are takin us for granted. Metuh should continue playing his game. Only one day for the owner.

micfoley:
Delay tactics

Your lawyers need more time to stale justice abi!?

you must rot in jail baba

metuh keep stalling.....

Keep on buying time till 2019 by then PDP take over and then case closed!!!

He just wants to postpone the evil day.
But the day of reckoning is here.

But you continued urging efcc to take you to court so I thought you had all it takes to defend yourself. Oya! Show yourself!

Give him more time

is it not the same metuh that boasted that he should be taken to court to defend himself?

wetin be im problem now

Do justice to this man and end all these hanky-panky

February 2016: Charge me to court then I will talk
March 2016: The judge is my friend
April 2016: I am not ready to with my defence.

Metuh shey u fink justice Abang came to joke abi...

After u no let am copy ur answer for law school in '88.. God don catch u




Na joke I de o

Metuh must be a clown

This is delay tactics . He should enter for plead bargain and return his share if he is afraid of opening his defense.

Sometimes , Our high ranking politicians sounds so unintelligent when faced with the results of their atrocities .
How could you plead for more time when you got all the time to enter your defence and round off the trial

Nurse Metuh can't even handle a mere case of miscarriage.

9jatriot:
February 2016: Charge me to court then I will talk
March 2016: The judge is my friend
April 2016: I am not ready to with my defence.

Bi aka lo ogun Odin laaye eran Ogun ni...no mata how long dog live na Ogun dem go sacrifice am to.

Please why are you guys calling Metuh a 'nurse?' I don't know

You dey chop money he dey sweet you

Nor just tell me say you self don get cancer of the prick

senatorbayor:
Metuh must be a clown

This is delay tactics . He should enter for plead bargain and return his share if he is afraid of opening his defense.

Sometimes , Our high ranking politicians sounds so unintelligent when faced with the results of their atrocities .
How could you plead for more time when you got all the time to enter your defence and round off the trial

without any intention to spite u, u r more of your description on Metuh.
Section 36 of the constitution that deals with the fundamental human rights of an accused person avail him with right to extension of time to prepare well and get facilities to defend himself. If this right is denied, an accused can appeal against it by showing miscarriage of justice occasioned by it's denial. Metuh's lawyer knows this that is why the change of counsel midway to delay it, looking for excuse or ground of appeal.
Sorry if u feel insulted but I am telling u from the Bar, just allow Metuh to exercise his right as enshrined in our constitution. That is the beauty of democracy.