“Metuh Is Open For Probe By DSS, Others"

“Metuh Is Open For Probe By DSS, Others"

The attention of the Office of the National Publicity Secretary has been
drawn to a press statement by persons purporting to be officials of PDP
Staff Welfare Association, wherein they engaged in direct attack and
threats on the person of the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa
Metuh.

From all indications, those behind the statement chose to drift from
issues and narrowed on the National Publicity Secretary. This is not
unexpected given the role of the National Publicity Secretary in the
rebuilding of our great party and how uncomfortable the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) has been for his outspokenness.

We are aware that the anti-PDP forces have easily found a handful of
disgruntled PDP staffs as willing tools to attack Chief Metuh with a
view to bringing him to public odium, distract him and deny our party a
credible voice to propagate its positions. These forces had even gone to
the extent of engineering some discontented PDP members to portray
statements by the National Publicity Secretary as his personal opinions
in the attempt to discredit and intimidate him.

For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to state categorically that the
National Publicity Secretary will not be deterred or detracted by such
threats and cheap blackmails as he remains committed to his role in the
rebuilding of the PDP and in providing firm, credible and issue based
opposition to the ruling party.

This office would not join issues with these elements, however we make
bold to state that Chief Olisa Metuh, being aware of the challenges that
comes with his new role has offered himself, his office as well as all
his private companies for probe by the Department of State Services
(DSS) or any other government agency for that matter.

We also find it laughable that anybody would criticise the recent PDP
congresses in Anambra and Kogi that have been widely applauded to be
transparent and credible as established by the peace and harmony that
characterised the processes. One also wonders how the issue of
congresses helps the case of welfare matters being pushed by the staff,
if not for the ulterior motive of destroying the PDP publicity.

The authors of the press statement deliberately refused to appreciate
Chief Olisa Metuh’s immense contributions in the party and the fact that
he became the longest serving member of the National Executive Committee
due to hard work and the confidence members of the party repose on him
as an individual.

Finally, this office is happy that those after Chief Olisa Metuh have
for now, chosen to demand for investigation instead of resorting to
plots to assassinate him. However, we restate that the National
Publicity Secretary will not in any way be cowed or intimidated by the
threats, blackmails and attacks by anti-PDP forces to abandon his
mandate as spokesperson of our great party.



Signed:
Richard Ihediwa,
Special Assistant
to The National Publicity Secretary