N400m ONSA Fraud: Metuh Seeks To Call Jonathan As Witness

Hamilton Nwosa
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Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Monday, October 23, 2017 told Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja that he would subpoena former President Goodluck Jonathan as his defence witness.
The former PDP’s spokesperson is standing trial alongside Destra Investment on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N400million, which he allegedly received from the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, in 2014 to run advocacy campaign for former Jonathan.
Speaking through his counsel, Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, Metuh, said he had written Jonathan to that effect, but had not received any response from him

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