‘Metuh didn’t pay N400m to the media’

Former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh did not pay media houses money to launder the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan, his counsel, Ben Nwosu has claimed.

Nwosu in a statement on Friday said there have been reports in the media that Metuh paid N400m to the media to launder the former President’s image.

This report is highly embarrassing and does not in any way reflect the testimony and evidence of Metuh’s fifth defence witness, Mr. Richard Ihediwa, in the court.

“What the witness told the court was that the sum paid into his account by Metuh was for payments for sundry advertorials placed by Metuh in various media houses.

“The witness had earlier laid a proper foundation that media advertorials from the PDP were placed and paid for by the National Publicity Secretary.

“That the payment was mostly in cash or through bank transfers to the media houses, through their representatives covering the party.

“The witness, who is Special Assistant to our client, stated directly and clearly that all the payments to the media were for advertorials.

“He said that paying for advertorials through representatives of the media houses was the normal practice in the media industry,’’ the lawyer said.

He said the witness at any point did not tell the court that Metuh paid N400m.

“We find this particularly painful. Since the arrest and arraignment of our client, he had never attempted in any way to drag in any individual and/or organisation in connection with his travail,” Nwosu said.

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