The
Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered President Goodluck Jonathan to
appear before it to testify as a witness in defence of a former National
Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh.
A
court official confided in Punch correspondent that Metuh’s legal team filed the
draft subpoena before Justice Okon Abang shortly after the Monday’s
proceedings.
The
court official said the judge signed the subpoena after retiring to his
chambers at the end of Monday’s proceedings.
The
source, however, indicated that Jonathan’s court appearance on Wednesday would
be dependent on whether or not he would be served with the subpoena signed by
the judge between Monday and today (Tuesday).
It
was learnt that the Abuja home of the ex-President was indicated on the
subpoena as his service address.
The
source said, “I can authoritatively tell you that Metuh’s legal team filed the
subpoena before the judge on Monday and the judge signed the subpoena promptly
after the proceedings on Monday.
“The
judge indicated in the subpoena that the former President should appear in court
on Wednesday.
“But
whether or not the former President would appear in court on Wednesday would be
dependent on if the court bailiff will be able to serve him at his home in
Abuja between Monday and the end of Tuesday.”
Metuh,
through his lead counsel, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), told the court on Monday
that he would seek to subpoena the ex-President as a witness.
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