N20b Libel Suit: Obasanjo Asks Ex-PDP National Auditor To Testify

                                 

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declined to testify in a libel suit brought against him before an Abuja High Court by a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest, Buruji Kashamu, odogwuemekaodogwu.com reports.

Instead, the former president has picked PDP’s former National Auditor, Chief Bode Mustapha to testify on his behalf when trial opens in the case.

Kashamu had sued Obasnajo for alleged defamation of character over his (Obasanjo’s) claim in a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan and the immediate past PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur that Kashamu was a fugitive wanted in the United States.

Tuesday, Obansajo’s lawyer, Gboyega Oyewole told the court that Obasanjo had chosen not to testify in person, but would call one witness. He pointed to Chief Mustapha, who was also seated in the court.