A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday told the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court.
Metuh is being tried by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his company, Destra Investment for alleged laundering of about N400 million which he reportedly received from former national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki.
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During cross-examination on Tuesday, Metuh said: “The payment of N400 million was made by the former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
“This is because I made a presentation and he informed me that he will make funds available for the prosecution of that national assignment and he even called me to tell me that the N400 million has been paid.
“I do not expect the President to be an agent of any individual or organ of his office, but I do know that he has a lot of aides that handle matters relating to different aspects.”
He informed the court that he applied for Mr Jonathan to be subpoenaed to give evidence concerning his claim that he was authorised by the ex-president but that the court ignored him, restating that the court should subpoena Jonathan to come and give evidence in the matter.
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Metuh said a former lawyer to Jonathan, Mike Ozekhome, told him that he needed to pay about N1.2 billion for Jonathan’s transportation and to guarantee his security before he could come to the court.
Justice Okon Abang adjourned the matter till Thursday for conclusion of arguments and admissibility of documents and for continuation of trial.
