‘Metuh never received N1.4bn or N4m monthly from ONSA’ – PDP Publicity

This a press statement from PDP
The office of the National Publicity
Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has noted certain apparently
sponsored reports in some section of the
media dropping figures and falsely claiming
that Chief Olisa Metuh got the sum of N1.4
billion in addition to receiving N4 million
monthly stipend from the Office of the
former National Security Adviser.
These reports are completely false, mischievous
and fabricated to mislead the public and derail
the course of proper investigation on issues
relating to Chief Metuh.
For the avoidance of doubt, neither Chief Metuh
nor his office received the figures being bandied.
We therefore challenge the EFCC to substantiate
that Chief Metuh received the said N1.4 billion
figure as well as make public any evidence that
he ever received N4 million monthly stipend from
the Office of the National Security Adviser.
This office is deeply worried at the turnout of
events since Tuesday when Chief Metuh was
arreste and detained while fictitious figures
continue to be bandied against him in the media.
Chief Metuh, as a well-known citizen and a public
figure had always stated his readiness to honor
any invitation by the EFCC or any agency of
government for that matter on any issue
regarding any allegations against him.
This office is therefore persuaded that the
continued detention of Chief Metuh is ostensibly
part of the plot by the APC to silence or keep the
opposition spokesperson out of circulation for
obvious reasons of clipping the wings of the
opposition PDP.


Signed:
Richard Ihediwa
Special Assistant To
PDP National Publicity Secretary