
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a very first petition
seeking the prosecution of former president Goodluck Jonathan, over
alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion released to the Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA) for arms purchase.
The petition filed to the EFCC, came from a former member of the Enugu
state House of Assembly, Ikenna Ejezie, through his counsel, Barrister
Osuagwu Ugochukwu.
Ejezie’s petition becomes the first ever the EFCC will formally receive
demanding the investigation of Jonathan.
According to a report on The Nation, the petition is also requesting the
EFCC to invite Jonathan for interrogation on why he made N400million
public funds available to a former National Publicity Secretary of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for personal and
private party use.
Both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, were copied
the petition.
Read more: https://www.naij.com/843378-efcc-set-invite-jonathan.html
Read more: https://www.naij.com/843378-efcc-set-invite-jonathan.html
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a very first petition
seeking the prosecution of former president Goodluck Jonathan, over
alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion released to the Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA) for arms purchase.
The petition filed to the EFCC, came from a former member of the Enugu
state House of Assembly, Ikenna Ejezie, through his counsel, Barrister
Osuagwu Ugochukwu.
Ejezie’s petition becomes the first ever the EFCC will formally receive
demanding the investigation of Jonathan.
According to a report on The Nation, the petition is also requesting the
EFCC to invite Jonathan for interrogation on why he made N400million
public funds available to a former National Publicity Secretary of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for personal and
private party use.
Both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, were copied
the petition.
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a very first petition
seeking the prosecution of former president Goodluck Jonathan, over
alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion released to the Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA) for arms purchase.
The petition filed to the EFCC, came from a former member of the Enugu
state House of Assembly, Ikenna Ejezie, through his counsel, Barrister
Osuagwu Ugochukwu.
Ejezie’s petition becomes the first ever the EFCC will formally receive
demanding the investigation of Jonathan.
According to a report on The Nation, the petition is also requesting the
EFCC to invite Jonathan for interrogation on why he made N400million
public funds available to a former National Publicity Secretary of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for personal and
private party use.
Both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, were copied
the petition.
EFCC has received a
first petition seeking the prosecution of former president Goodluck
Jonathan, over alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion.
The petition read: “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.”
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.”
Read more: https://www.naij.com/843378-efcc-set-invite-jonathan.html
Read more: https://www.naij.com/843378-efcc-set-invite-jonathan.html
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a very first petition
seeking the prosecution of former president Goodluck Jonathan, over
alleged mismanagement of $2.1billion released to the Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA) for arms purchase. The petition filed to the EFCC, came from a former member of the Enugu state House of Assembly, Ikenna Ejezie, through his counsel, Barrister Osuagwu Ugochukwu. Ejezie’s petition becomes the first ever the EFCC will formally receive demanding the investigation of Jonathan. According to a report on The Nation, the petition is also requesting the EFCC to invite Jonathan for interrogation on why he made N400million public funds available to a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for personal and private party use. Both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, were copied the petition.
National Security Adviser (ONSA) for arms purchase. The petition filed to the EFCC, came from a former member of the Enugu state House of Assembly, Ikenna Ejezie, through his counsel, Barrister Osuagwu Ugochukwu. Ejezie’s petition becomes the first ever the EFCC will formally receive demanding the investigation of Jonathan. According to a report on The Nation, the petition is also requesting the EFCC to invite Jonathan for interrogation on why he made N400million public funds available to a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for personal and private party use. Both President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, were copied the petition.
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