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You Have To Pay Me 1bn For Travel Expenses_ Jonathan To Oliseh Metuh (photos) by emerazz(m): 1:39pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the
former National Spokesperson of PDP, Olisa Metuh to pay
him N1 billion traveling expenses before he can appear as
a witness in his ongoing trial at the Federal High court,
Abuja. Metuh through his lawyer had asked the court to
summon the former president to appear as his witness.
Metuh is standing trial for collecting N400 million from the
former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The
money is allegedly from the arms funds that were
squandered by the past administration.
Last week, Justice Okon Abang signed the summons
written to him by Metuh's lawyer for Jonathan to appear
in court. However, Jonathan did not appear in court last
week Wednesday as expected. The judge in his wisdom
ordered the court bailiff to ensure that the summons gets
to Jonathan within 5 days.
In an application filed before the high court by his
counsel, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), ex-president Jonathan
asked 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,
Otuoke, in Bayelsa State, to Abuja. The money,
according to the former President is also to cover the
time that he might spend appearing before the court as
President of Nigeria between 2010 and 2015.
He stated that the evidence sought to be obtained from
him would amount to an invasion of his privacy, and family
life as provided for in Section 37 of the Constitution. In
addition, the ex-President contended that the evidence
sought to be obtained from him was likely to expose him
to a criminal charge, penalty or forfeiture. He further
argued that the summons was vague and obtained on
frivolous ground. According to the former president, Metuh
was not his personal aide or an appointee and so could
not have dealt with him 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 application in part reads “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 2nd
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 2nd 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 1st defendant/ 2nd
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 2nd respondent herein (Olisa Metuh), who
applied for the issuance of subpoena ad testificandum on
him, pays for his travelling expenses.”
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Re: You Have To Pay Me 1bn For Travel Expenses_ Jonathan To Oliseh Metuh (photos) by Paulpaulpaul(m): 1:50pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
Actually, Metuh should just settle this camouflag corruption fighters and let us be. 1 Like |
Re: You Have To Pay Me 1bn For Travel Expenses_ Jonathan To Oliseh Metuh (photos) by Pierocash(m): 1:53pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
Mr hero running away frm criminal charge. Moral lesson: dnt partner with criminals to perpetrate crime, whn the bubble busts, the powerful criminal wil go scot free and u pay for their sins |
Re: You Have To Pay Me 1bn For Travel Expenses_ Jonathan To Oliseh Metuh (photos) by emerazz(m): 1:56pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
Pierocash: Dis gat me tinking about nnamdi kanu and d two disciples left in prison tu rot 1 Like
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Re: You Have To Pay Me 1bn For Travel Expenses_ Jonathan To Oliseh Metuh (photos) by eagleeye2: 2:04pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
Chairman! !!!!!! As a former president, 1billion is too small when David has 30bilion in the account. 1 Like |
Re: You Have To Pay Me 1bn For Travel Expenses_ Jonathan To Oliseh Metuh (photos) by Ololanla: 2:36pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
Na wao |
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