Trial of  embattled National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, resumed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, with a defence witness, Mr.  Colet Odenigbo, maintaining that the defendant sought to know the source of the N400million he received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA. Odenigbo, who testified as the second prosecution witness, DW-2, told the court that Metuh’s enquiry into the source of the fund, which was given to him for the political campaign of the PDP, was never replied by ONSA.

The witness, who was a former US Naval Officer and a consultant to the office of the PDP National Publicity Secretary, said he accompanied Metuh to meet with a panel of the ONSA, where it was agreed that N400m be given to him to fund the party’s campaign activities for the 2015 general election. Led in evidence by Metuh’s lawyer, Mr. Emeka Etiaba, SAN, the witness said: “My lord, in the course of the meeting, Chief Olisa Metuh asked the ONSA team the source of the payment for the funding of the PDP’s campaign activities. He was not told, rather, they said they will get back to him, which they never did until he (Metuh) was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.”

He told the court that Metuh initially threatened to refund the money if he found out that the source of the money was not from the campaign fund of the party. While being cross-examined by EFCC lawyer, Mr. Sylvanus Tahir, the witness said he rendered consultancy services to Metuh, but never had any personal dealing with the ONSA except the day he accompanied the defendant to the meeting where the issue of payment was discussed.

Also being cross-examined by counsel to the 2nd defendant, Chief Tochukwu Onwubufor, SAN, Odenigbo said he was not aware if Metuh eventually refunded the money or not.

He said: “My lord, all I can say is that the defendant all through exhibited qualities of an honest man who was not out to defraud anyone”.  

He told the court that Metuh initially threatened to refund the money if he found out that the source of the money was not from the campaign fund of the party.

Chief Olisa Metuh asked the ONSA team the source of the payment for the funding of the PDP’s campaign activities. He was not told, rather, they said they will get back to him, which they never did until he (Metuh) was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.”

Firefire:
Politicians in Nigeria looting our treasury and common wealth to fund their political campaign, both nationally and across the 36 states of the federation.

Hope this campaign fund sources would be investigated across board.

God, please heal Nigeria.

lovat:
i stand with buhari on his fight against corruption but he needs to look inward into his own circle because the Tsar of Corruption is a minister there

Firefire:


The fight against corruption must be supported by all, the fight must be thorough and total without fear or favor.

Death by hanging for all looters.

lovat:
i stand with buhari on his fight against corruption but he needs to look inward into his own circle because the Tsar of Corruption is a minister there

Firefire:


The fight against corruption must be supported by all, the fight must be thorough and total without fear or favor.

Death by hanging for all looters.

omenka:
Someone up above appears to have had a mental epiphany from yesterday's joust.

Or maybe, just maybe, Tinubu "came through" and he got an "alert" last night.

Atta boy.

YoursGEJ:
Does Metuh want to claim that he did not have access to PDP presidential campaign fund account balance? Does it make sense that the NSA will be making withdrawals from the PDP account to give to Metuh? It is like me asking my friend to make sure that the money he's dashing me is from my bank account

Firefire:
Politicians in Nigeria looting our treasury and common wealth to fund their political campaign, both nationally and across the 36 states of the federation.
Hope this campaign fund sources would be investigated across board.
God, please heal Nigeria.

lovat:
Gbam. There should be no sacred cows.



Dasuki, Metuh, FFK, Amaechi, Tinubu, Atiku