Patience Jonathan yesterday said she withdrew $100,000 from her unblocked Skye Bank account for medical treatment and that she had intention of withdrawing $5million but the bank could not give her due to lack of funds.
The former First Lady, speaking through her solicitor, Barrister Charles Ogboli, said she withdraw some of the money in her account to ensure the bank’s compliance ofy the court order.
“She wanted to withdraw $5 million on Friday but unfortunately there was
no funds and they (the bank) pleaded with her that she can withdraw
$100,000 in order to comply with the order of court. They have complied
fully with the order of court,” he said.
“Therefore the Notice of Appeal (by the EFCC) came late. The Notice and
Stay of Execution is a mere application. And we are talking of court
order. Appeal has not been entered yet; records have not been
transferred from the lower court to the Court of Appeal. In the
Administration of Criminal Justice Act, by mere fact that you have an
appeal against a proceeding, it does not stop the trial from going on.
That was what they were acting upon.
“Unfortunately for them, the order has been executed. Even when you move
the motion it is an exercise in futility. So we are going to court to
respond to whatever they filed. The issue is that she went to the bank
and applied and account was debited with $100,000. There were no
challenges as to withdrawal from her account. She was not in any
pressure to withdraw all the money, after all the money was there. But
this is just for her medical treatment and all that.
“I wonder why some print media will be publishing things that are not
within their knowledge or facts. Mrs Jonathan is a law-abiding citizens
and she has not done anything which is ultra vires to the laws of the land,” he added.
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