Olisa Metuh

The  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh at his Abuja residence by four armed officials from the commission after he was linked to the recent $2.1 Billion arms deal in Nigeria.

                     

Richard Ihediwa, Olisa Metuh media assistant confirmed the arrest of Olisa Metuh, but said that he was only invited and not arrested by the team that picked him up. He said;

Chief Metuh is still being kept at the commission’s headquarters and his lawyers are making frantic efforts to reach him. While details of why Chief Metuh was invited is yet to be made pubic by the commission, it could be recalled that severally, Chief Metuh, as the mouthpiece of the opposition party had alerted in various press conferences and statements that he has been under threat and that the ruling party and the government have been very uncomfortable with his stance.

The latest being the outburst and threats by the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Oyegun in reaction to Chief Metuh’s criticisms of President Buhari’s widely criticised response on government’s disobedience of court orders, during the last Wednesday’s Presidential Media chat.

The Office of the National Publicity Secretary will keep the public updated on any development on the issue.

 

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Two of the APC staunch member, Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara have been adopted by PDP as Senate president and speaker of the house of representatives. The move haS happened after PDP might have sensed trouble in the paradise of the All progressive congress after the embattled individuals walked out of the mock election that happened at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

                     

Bukola Saraki who was one of the members that see to the election of APC presidential candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari is not happy with the party arrangement of using Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila for the leadership of the National Assembly.

PDP has urged his senators and house of rep members-elect in the National Assembly to act accordingly, by voting Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara as their adopted candidate.

The information was contained in a letter signed by the PDP publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh. 

What could these disagreements in less than a month mean to the organization of the APC? .

In a meeting called by the vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to offer a truce, senator Saraki boycotted the meeting and said he he Could Not Be Summoned To A Meeting By A ‘Commissioner’, referring to the vice-president who was a commissioner of Justice in Lagos state, when he (Saraki) was a governor in Kwara state. Saraki then became a senator while Professor Osinbajo is not the vice-president.

Following the snub and statement of Bukola Saraki, Professor Osinbajo did not attend the meeting, but the party met with is lawmakers and other Saraki earlier supporters joining the meeting. 

The National Working Committee of APC has declared their support for any candidates chosen during Saturday’s mock primaries of the party.

 

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