Count Me Out Of Petition Inviting Jonathan To Testify – Metuh
Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.[/caption]
Embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has distanced himself from a petition allegedly asking the Economic nd Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to invite former President Goodluck Jonathan to testify.
Metuh in a statement signed by his lawyer, Barr. Ben Nwosu, said the petitioner, one Barrister Osuagwu Ugochukwu, an interloper and agent of the EFCC.
“Whereas we note that Barrister Ugochukwu has links with the EFCC and had appeared on behalf of the commission while representing its former Chairman, Ibrahim Larmode at a hearing in the National Assembly last year, the claim that the petition is on behalf of a former member of Enugu State House of Assembly is false as no such individual ever served in that legislative house.
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“However, we have thoroughly studied the petition and for the avoidance of doubt, wish to state as follows.
“The petition is not really against ex-President Jonathan but actually a calculated attempt targeted at swaying public sentiments and the judiciary against our client in this orchestrated and well-funded media trial. The idea is to sway the minds of the public and the court to get a conviction based more on media trial than the laws of the land.
“It is clear that their assertion is neither based on the statement our client made at the EFCC nor on the evidence placed before the court, which has clearly established our client’s case that the N400 million approved by the former president was not for personal and private use.
“The fact that this matter is subjudice should have impressed upon the petitioners and their backers that publicizing such hoax is actually an affront to the judiciary except it is intended to cow the judiciary.”
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The statement further stated that “We are also not unmindful of the fact that this appears to be a vendetta by some persons to cast our client in the mold of an already guilty individual just waiting for sentencing.
“It is therefore obvious that the sole intention of this petition is to distort our client’s defense, which has so far been honestly and sincerely presented before the court.”
