September 3, 2014
Press Statement
Oyegun: The Miseducation Of A National
Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has noted
yet another failed image laundering stunt by
the APC wherein its National Chairman, Chief
John Odigie-Oyegun cheapened his office and
person by attempting to use an unempirical
statement by Australian Dr. Stephen Davis, to
absolve his party of blames for promoting
insurgency in the country.
Whilst we recognize the right of citizens to
hold and canvass opinion in a democratic
setting such as guaranteed under the PDP-led
administration, we hold, and strongly too that
such rights must be
properly and respectably exercised.
It is therefore shocking and worrisome that
the APC National Chairman, in a frenzied effort
to extricate his party, could issue a statement
completely lacking in validity, character and
intellectual content befitting of a National
Chairman of a political party.
Oyegun’s statement rather than exonerate the
APC has reinforced and underscored its true
identity as a party of desperate politicians
supportive of violence and disunity through
their utterances and body
language, a fact that is already well known to
all Nigerians.
In trying to stand the truth on its head,
Oyegun has succeeded in
further exposing the desperation of the APC to
launder its image through renewed propaganda
and blackmail, a project which has already
failed.
If not to achieve the self-serving purpose of
exonerating the APC, why would Oyegun’s
statement choose to be silent on the
revelation by Davis that some people opposed
to President Goodluck Jonathan used their
connections to Boko Haram to frustrate his
efforts?
We also wonder why the APC has chosen to
ignore some of the revealing aspects of Dr.
Davis’ interview concerning Boko Haram's
funding and sponsorship. Is it because they are
not favourable to them?
While not holding brief for anybody, it is clear
to every discerning
mind that Oyegun’s statement, with all intent
and purpose is yet another decoy to frustrate
genuine effort at finding solution to the
security challenges we face as a nation to the
advantage of the APC whose penchant to use
the promoting of violence as tool to achieve
political control is well known to all.
Nigerians may recall the frenzy with which the
APC fought against moves by the British
Parliament to investigate its involvement with
terrorist elements as well as to divert
attention from their meetings outside the
shores of our country in their bid to promote
insurgency in Nigeria.
For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to restate
that we stand by our
statements that the APC as a party with a
supporter of APC ideology has been promoting
insurgency and acts of terrorism through the
actions and utterances of its leaders. Indeed,
no amount of blackmail or propaganda can
erase this truth.
Nigerians have since noted the pattern and
timing of violent attacks
against our people which betray a trend
tailored against the PDP and the Federal
Government and provide impetus for the APC
to find a voice and thrive. They know that it
has become a recurring decimal that whenever
the PDP or the Federal Government records or
is about to record a major milestone,
insurgents launch attacks on the people.
Oyegun must understand that Nigerians know
the APC for what it truly is and can no longer
be hoodwinked by propaganda, blackmail and
tactical misrepresentation. He should
therefore stop debasing his office by
struggling for media space with his National
Publicity Secretary.
It is indeed disheartening that the APC National
Chairman has continued to disparage his office
and age by making series of unguarded and
inflammatory utterances and issuing
statements laced with fabrications and wild
allegations while leading his party like a
frustrated rebel group desperate for political
control; and whose understanding of
opposition is crass unruliness and a culture of
irresponsibility.
Chief Oyegun has only succeeded in
disappointing many Nigerians who thought his
coming to office will result in a more
responsible and
constructive opposition. Instead, the
reprehensible image of the APC as a party that
has nothing good to offer has worsened under
his watch.
In the last two months, he has made more
incendiary statements aimed to incite the
people and balkanize the nation than any other
opposition chairman has done. The threat to
form a parallel government and other
inflammatory statements at APC events readily
come to mind.
Our advice to the opposition is that they
should learn to properly
comport themselves, eschew bitterness,
desperation and divisive
tendencies and think of how to make
meaningful contributions to tackle the
challenges facing the nation.
On his own part, Chief Oyegun, as a former
state governor should retrace his steps and
strive to be nationalistic and statesmanlike and
comport himself as an opposition leader. For
now, he is a little more than a glorified media
assistant. A word is enough for the wise.
Signed:
Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary

Metusellah - This nonsense is Dead on Arrival

egift: Metusellah - This nonsense is Dead on Arrival

@ metusellah

Oyegun.... A word is enough for the wise.... but you are a fool. I encourage PDP to continue enlightening you and APC on healthy opposition.

ubongutioh: Oyegun.... A word is enough for the wise.... but you are a fool. I encourage PDP to continue enlightening you and APC on healthy opposition.

It seems you have no clue to the issue at hand? The madness, name-calling and insults Methuselah posted there is a humiliation to all PDP fans who had expected an intelligent response. Now you all are left catching straws

egift: Metusellah - This nonsense is Dead on Arrival

Finally, oyegun has gotten that which he bargained for...... The media fight between 2 political heavy weights has been resurrected. Let the war continues

egift:

It seems you have no clue to the issue at hand? The madness, name-calling and insults Methuselah posted there is a humiliation to all PDP fans who had expected an intelligent response. Now you all are left catching straws

You are just following Nigeria politics. Maybe after sometime you will be enlightened too.

Iykopee: Finally, oyegun has gotten that which he bargained for...... The media fight between 2 political heavy weights has been resurrected. Let the war continues

What Oyegun/APC is asking for from day one is that Jonathan/PDP led Federal Government should investigate, arrest and prosecute those sponsoring terror in Nigeria. But instead, President Jonathan dining and shielding them and Metuselah trying to pin it on anyone opposing Jonathan.

The question is if PDP know that it is APC, why have they not prosecuted them before the court? Or Jonathan does not know what his responsibility as President entails?

See as this one dey rant, i thought they were going to counter issues raised by the APC, all i see here is nonsense.

Where is Lai Mohammed when you needs him?
Please sire, come and school this old for nothing Methuselah. Chaii, like abati like methuselah

hahaha, olisa will give these ApC terrorists heart attack one day

grafikii: See as this one dey rant, i thought they were going to counter issues raised by the APC, all i see here is nonsense.

Indeed. If Oyegun cannot use the submission of a hostage negotiator hired by the PDP-led federal government is the confused ruling Party not then telling us indirectly not to trust the submission of anyone they themselves hire? This dumb ruling Party will never stop disgracing Nigeria.

Anyway the PDP, probably the most deceitful and fraudulent political Party in the world, has a history of trying to discredit those it hires to achieve specialist and vital tasks once the truth, which always never favours the duplicitous 419 ruling Party, is revealed.

We can all remember that GEJ himself hired and disbanded the Danjuma-led PAC (Presidential advisory committee) when Danjuma and co, in a nutshell, told GEJ to stop using so many planes and to begin cutting waste, profligacy and cost of governance drastically. Ditto for the Ribadu-led petroleum task force. GEJ demanded that Ribadu be discredited once the leaked report revealed to the world that the Jonathan-led PDP is abetting theft and criminality against Nigeria in the petroleum sector. Now that Oyegun correctly pounces on the revelation of this Australian hostage negotiator hired by the GEJ-led FG the default agenda of discrediting Stephen Davis is of course the predictable next step for the PDP which has form in relation to this sort of behaviour. Pathetic.

egift:

What Oyegun/APC is asking for from day one is that Jonathan/PDP led Federal Government should investigate, arrest and prosecute those sponsoring terror in Nigeria. But instead, President Jonathan dining and shielding them and Metuselah trying to pin it on anyone opposing Jonathan.

The question is if PDP know that it is APC, why have they not prosecuted them before the court? Or Jonathan does not know what his responsibility as President entails?

^^^ If stephen davis's statement is unempirical as stated by metu, on what basis shud GEJ arrest and prosecute the names he mentioned?

Iykopee:


^^^ If stephen davis's statement is unempirical as stated by metu, on what basis shud GEJ arrest and prosecute the names he mentioned?

you de mind the ode?

Typical of Olisa Metuh, throw insult around, beat around the bush, raise base less allegation and never address the subject matter. The statement lacks substance as usual. When the PDP/federal government is ready to tell us something sensible, they should start by investigating the serious allegation levelled against Ihejerika and Alimodu sheriff. When that is done, we can then take them serious.

APC's image laundry stunt yesterday was an act of guilt. A desperate measure to exonerate itself and cause mischief, division and confusion within the polity.
Too late. Nigerians know them for who they are not because PDP said so. They implicate themselves by their own actions and comments.

ubongutioh: September 3, 2014
Press Statement
Oyegun: The Miseducation Of A National
Chairman



We also wonder why the APC has chosen to
ignore some of the revealing aspects of Dr.
Davis’ interview concerning Boko Haram's
funding and sponsorship. Is it because they are
not favourable to them?
While not holding brief for anybody, it is clear
to every discerning
mind that Oyegun’s statement, with all intent
and purpose is yet another decoy to frustrate
genuine effort at finding solution to the
security challenges we face as a nation to the
advantage of the APC whose penchant to use
the promoting of violence as tool to achieve
political control is well known to all.
Nigerians may recall the frenzy with which the
APC fought against moves by the British
Parliament to investigate its involvement with
terrorist elements as well as to divert
attention from their meetings outside the
shores of our country in their bid to promote
insurgency in Nigeria.
For the avoidance of doubt, we wish to restate
that we stand by our
statements that the APC as a party with a
supporter of APC ideology has been promoting
insurgency and acts of terrorism through the
actions and utterances of its leaders. Indeed,
no amount of blackmail or propaganda can
erase this truth.
Nigerians have since noted the pattern and
timing of violent attacks
against our people which betray a trend
tailored against the PDP and the Federal
Government and provide impetus for the APC
to find a voice and thrive. They know that it
has become a recurring decimal that whenever
the PDP or the Federal Government records or
is about to record a major milestone,
insurgents launch attacks on the people.
Oyegun must understand that Nigerians know
the APC for what it truly is and can no longer
be hoodwinked by propaganda, blackmail and
tactical misrepresentation. He should
therefore stop debasing his office by
struggling for media space with his National
Publicity Secretary.
It is indeed disheartening that the APC National
Chairman has continued to disparage his office
and age by making series of unguarded and
inflammatory utterances and issuing
statements laced with fabrications and wild
allegations while leading his party like a
frustrated rebel group desperate for political
control; and whose understanding of
opposition is crass unruliness and a culture of
irresponsibility.

. A word is enough for the wise.
Signed:
Olisa Metuh
National Publicity Secretary

This is a technical Knockout ....Olisa metuh u go school my brother

''He should therefore stop debasing his office by struggling for media space with his national publicity secretary''. Olisa Metuh wetin Pa John do you now. Kai! this punch is below the belt.

FreeGlobe: hahaha, olisa will give these ApC terrorists heart attack one day

That Guy is too good a Publicity Sec.....Reducing APC to Nothing, Teaching the supporter of APC that politics of the brain is better than politics of the mouth

CHESSBOARD:

This is a technical Knockout ....Olisa metuh u go school my brother

More like a tale told by an idiot full of sounds and fury but signifies nothing.
He did not address any of the issues raised by either Oyegun or the Australian mediator.

HaaaaaaPdp schooling apc since 001 B.C

grafikii: See as this one dey rant, i thought they were going to counter issues raised by the APC, all i see here is nonsense.

you can't see sense because you and your party lack sense

seunmsg: Typical of Olisa Metuh, throw insult around, beat around the bush, raise base less allegation and never address the subject matter. The statement lacks substance as usual. When the PDP/federal government is ready to tell us something sensible, they should start by investigating the serious allegation levelled against Ihejerika and Alimodu sheriff. When that is done, we can then take them serious.

and who levelled the allegation? So your fish brain told you that shakau will easily let out his sponsors to the white man just like that. Please scrutinised yourself a little by asking yourself what shakau stand to gain if he give away his sponsors so easy. Is it to stop the sponsors from sponsoring him or what?

hmm

Iykopee:


^^^ If stephen davis's statement is unempirical as stated by metu, on what basis shud GEJ arrest and prosecute the names he mentioned?

When did Metuh become the spokesman of any security agency, whose mere comment could be indicting so as to push Jonathan into taking actions?

Compare Oliseh response and Oyegun, u can't help but conclude one party is gathering of individuals largely daft and morally bankrupt the other party - APC- is composed of sensible, morally upright individuals. Vote PDP at your expense, a vote for PDP is validation that you have no good use for your head.

Mekateka: and who levelled the allegation? So your fish brain told you that shakau will easily let out his sponsors to the white man just like that. Please scrutinised yourself a little by asking yourself what shakau stand to gain if he give away his sponsors so easy. Is it to stop the sponsors from sponsoring him or what?

. . . and who made you believe the Australian would have asked Shekau a direct question as to who sponsors Boko Haram? Keep dreaming till Shekau affirms it.

Stalwert: Compare Oliseh response and Oyegun, u can't help but conclude one party is gathering of individuals largely daft and morally bankrupt the other party - APC- is composed of sensible, morally upright individuals. Vote PDP at your expense, a vote for PDP is validation that you have no good use for your head.

O jigbi jigbi, guy you wicked, spot on.

OrlandoOwoh:
. . . and who made you believe the Australian would have asked Shekau a direct question as to who sponsors Boko Haram? Keep dreaming till Shekau affirms it.

and do you care to verify his source of information? Guy be smart, I don't expect you to art like zombi

Grown áss folks be throwing tantrums like a Nursery kid.

Mekateka: and do you care to verify his source of information? Guy be smart, I don't expect you to art like zombi

This is silly! You're asking the source of the information of a man that negotiates between the FG and Boko Haram.