The appeal is additionally asking for the EFCC to welcome Jonathan for cross examination on why he made N400million open assets accessible to a previous National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for individual and private gathering use.
It was the primary request of the EFCC will formally get requesting the examination of Jonathan.
As per discoveries, the May 24, 2016 request originated from a previous individual from the Enugu State House of Assembly, Ikenna Ejezie, through his advice, Barrister Osuagwu Ugochukwu.
Both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, were replicated the request.
The petition reads: “We are solicitors to Hon. Ikenna Ejezie hereinafter called our client and with you as he has instructed.
“Our client is requesting you to, in the
public interest, invite ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for questioning
and possible prosecution over his role in the misuse of $2.1billion
through the Office of the National Security Adviser (Col. Sambo Dasuki
rtd) and disbursement of N400million funds to Olisa Metuh for personal
and private political party use.
“Our client notes that Dasuki had stated
severally whilst in your commission that the $2.1billion was authorized
for disbursement by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for arms purchase,
but later turned out to be for selfish purpose.
Olisa Metuh also had admitted that
former President Goodluck Jonathan transferred and/ or authorized
release of N400million public funds to his account for political
campaign of Jonathan rather than for public interest.
“Our client informed us that the confession of Olisa Metuh is contained in his criminal statement with the EFCC.
“Our client is thus shocked that in
spite of the implication of ex-President Jonathan in the current
prosecution of Metuh and Dasuki, the former President has not been
invited for his statement to be taken nor has he been prosecuted by the
EFCC as co-accused/ defendant.
“Our client herewith requests that the
ex-President be invited for questioning and to commence prosecution as
he was the one who did authorize the disbursement of the $2.1billion and
N400million public funds that were illegally abused and misappropriated
by Dasuki and Metuh who are both standing trial in various courts in
Abuja.
“Our client demands that this request be
responded to within seven days from the receipt of this letter and as
quickly as possible.”
The ex-President had on Monday told The Nation that he was not on exile and won’t run away from any problem.
He said: “I am not on exile. I have no
cause to go on exile. I was Vice President for two years and President
for six years. I did everything I could and I served my country well”.
A former Minister of National Planning,
Prof. Suleiman Olanrewaju Abubakar, also quoted Jonathan as saying: “I
am not on exile; I can never be on exile; I am going to come back to
Nigeria.
“I cannot run away from any problem; I am going to face whatever problem that exists in Nigeria.”
When contacted, a top source at the EFCC
said: “We have received a copy of the letter from the affected
individual, and it will be treated on its merit. Normally, once anyone
drops a letter or a petition, we subject it to our due procedure of
whether it has any merit or not.
“From what we have, what was sent to us
was based on media reports. Those who brought the letter have not
disclosed any fact yet.
“So far, they have to come up with more
evidence. We will certainly demand for concrete evidence against the
ex-President from the aggrieved who wrote us. And it is strange that a
petitioner or an individual will have to give the EFCC a deadline to do
its work.”
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