PDP Spokesperson, Olisa Metuh In EFCC’s Custody?
Strong indications have emerged that
the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Chief Olisa Metuh, is being summoned for questioning by Nigeria’s
anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
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During a phone
chat with
Daily Post,
EFCC Spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren said he could not confirm Metuh’s
arrest as he was yet to receive any information regarding it.
However,
Metuh’s Special Assistant, Richard Ihediwa, in a statement, said,
“Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrived the
Abuja home
of the spokesman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Chief Olisa Metuh this morning, inviting him to follow them to the
commission’s headquarters.”
“Upon enquiry on the reasons for the
invitation, the officials stated that he has some issues to clear with
the commission. They also said he was not being arrested but a friendly
invitation. The operatives, four in number, came in a White unmarked
Toyota Hiace bus.
“As at the time of issuing this statement, 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 are yet to be made public by the
commission, it could be recalled that several times, 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,” the statement reads.
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