Former Enugu State Assembly Member Wants Jonathan Investigated

A former member of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Ikenna Ejezie has written a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), asking it to probe the immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan over alleged mismanagement of the $2.1billion released to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for arms purchase. The plaintiff further wants the commission to invite Jonathan to give answers to the reason why the government under his watch made N400million public funds available to the immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for personal and private party use. The petition dated May 24, 2016, and filed through Ejezie’s lawyer, Osuagwu Ugochukwu 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 authorised 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 authorised 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 authorise 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.”