Buhari Govt is after me~ Olisa Metuh raises alarm!

The spokesperson for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has raised alarm that the Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari is out to silence him, even when he is a private Citizen who has no contract dealings with the past Federal Government or any of its security apparatus.

Mr. Metuh, who addressed a press conference on Tuesday in his office at PDP National secretariat, Abuja, said the clarification became necessary “taking into consideration the times we find ourselves, especially as they relate to me”.

Below here is details of the Press release made available to our reporters:

December 15, 2015

Press Brief

Government Out To Silence Me

Gentlemen of the press, this press briefing is expedient, taken into consideration the times we find ourselves, especially as they relate to me.

In the last seven months, as opposition spokesperson, I have been hounded, harassed, intimidated and threatened severally. In order to avoid personal and family pressure, I had refrained from bringing them to the public domain.

However, on account of recent information available to me, I now have cause to believe that the Federal Government is desperate and may have finalized plans to silence me.

Nevertheless, I make bold to state the following:

1. As someone who has been a private person, having not taken any public office, the choice of where, how and when to invest and conduct my personal business remains my prerogative. In this regard, I note that I never had any contract dealings with the immediate past Federal Government or any of its security apparatus.

2. In the course of my duties as the National Publicity Secretary of our party, the then leader of our party and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria invited me and directed that I carry out some assignment relating to my office and which he duly funded. It is important to note that the former President was fully satisfied with the way and manner I handled the assignment.

Finally, I reiterate that the present government should not use the apparatus of state power to settle personal scores.

Thank you

Chief Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary, PDP