Embattled National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, may have bowed to pressure and cooperated with investigators following reports that he has given a statement to the anti-graft agency.

The PDP spokesperson has also reportedly submitted that he received N400million from former President Goodluck Jonathan for an assignment he executed for him, but was however silent on the nature of the assignment.

The Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Monday in Lagos, said Metuh is being detained because he has refused to refund money allegedly traced to his account from the office of former National Security Adviser, saying however that Metuh has refused to say anything.

But a statement by Metuh’s Special Assistant, Richard Ihediwa, yesterday, in Abuja, said the PDP spokesman has fully cooperated with the EFCC.

The statement reads in full: “This office wishes to state categorically that Chief Metuh has fully cooperated with investigators within his constitutionally guaranteed rights. In exercise of his rights, he has since given his statement to the EFCC wherein he submitted that he received the sum of N400 million from the former President for an assignment, which he executed to the satisfaction of the former President.

“In further exercise of his rights, Chief Metuh has also indicated his readiness to make public the nature of this assignment, but only in an open court in line with the laws of the land, and where his statement would not be distorted by anybody.

“The attention of the office of the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has been drawn to desperation to use a section of the media to spur public sentiments against the PDP spokesman, who has been in the EFCC custody since last Tuesday.

“Chief Metuh believes that the continued false reports in the media, the latest being the publication claiming that he told investigators that he would ‘rather starve than refund any money’ is part of the blackmail and scheme to pitch him against the public.

“The grand design to sway the public and derail the course of proper

investigation started with misleading and malicious reports that Chief Metuh made away with N1.4 billion arms deal cash and had been receiving a monthly N4 million stipend from the office of the National Security Adviser. When this deliberate falsehood could not be sustained, it was adjusted to his receiving N400 million from the former NSA.

“Chief Metuh, therefore, believes that his continued incarceration and failure to charge him to court are deliberately intended to prevent him from telling his own story in the open court for all Nigerians to know.

“We wish to state that contrary to the impression that the issue of N400 million was a product of investigation, it was actually a product of Chief Metuh’s voluntary statement.

“Chief Metuh had since informed that sometime in December 2015, the office of the NSA published an invitation to companies they believed executed contracts for it for a chat.

“Upon the office of NSA invitation via a text message, Chief Metuh, regardless of the fact that he did not execute any contract for the office, appeared before the ONSA panel, wherein he presented his company’s statement of account showing that the sum of N400 million paid on the instruction of the ex-President for an assignment was traceable to the ONSA account.

“Recall that Chief Metuh, even before visiting ONSA had, at a media

briefing, acknowledged the receipt of N400 million from the ex-President for the exercise of the said assignment.”

The statement added that, “Following the developments, Chief Metuh, as a responsible citizen, cancelled his intended travels for the Yuletide and issued a statement wherein he noted his readiness for any invitation and investigation by the EFCC or any other agency of government for that matter.

“We are, therefore, worried at the continued media persecution where a citizen is being charged, sentenced and jailed in the court of the media instead of being charged to the law court as required by the law.

“This office urges Nigerians not to lose sight of the sequence and inconsistencies in the investigation and publications regarding Chief Metuh’s case. We believe that in this case, the law must not be suspended but applied in its full measure by charging and allowing Chief Metuh to state his case in the open court instead of this continued media persecution against him.”

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"The PDP spokesperson has also reportedly submitted that he received N400million from former President Goodluck Jonathan for an assignment he executed for him, but was however silent on the nature of the assignment.''





Oya vomit our yam

I tot my guy said he will rather go on hunger strike,he no even last for d strike like those guantanamo bay's inmates


if him do 5days for dat hunger strike,if his fresh bear bear no twist like dada for im jaw,mek i know wetin cause am.

He should be served watery beans nd ijebu garri

Yam eater oshi

Finally, Metuh brain has come back to normal.

i won't comment i am going to work

Better

All this hungry journalists, please can u give us something with facts, I hate reading something with 'may', stop speculating please, go and interview metuh's lawyer

A N400m assignment he did for GEJ and paid with public funds......hmm! And person whey no even see N100 from inside the N400m will still be screaming 'witch hunting'!

Did he procure Asian Oloshos for El No Clue ?

The secrecy is getting very annoying, whatever "project" he executed cannot in any way be worse than the info already in the public domain unless bombshell dey!!


All we are interested in is #Olisareturnouryams

The only cooperation with the efcc we want to hear is for him to return our money. He should just toll the path of Alhaji Isa Jafar and do the needful.

The president gave you a special assignment that cost 400m and in the end of the assignment the whole 400m was found in your account. No payment for goods or services abi? Maybe you're the Consultant General of the Federation.

# MetuhBringBackOurMoney

“Chief Metuh believes that the continued false reports in the media, the latest being the publication claiming that he told investigators that he would ‘rather starve than refund any money’ is part of the blackmail and scheme to pitch him against the public.
“The grand design to sway the public and derail the course of proper

Chief Metuh has not been briefed with the latest release which claims that he Metuh eat papers like Gollum with his precious.

Nigeria is never a serious nation. Fit only for comic entertainment.

Metuh im dissappointed

The airhead tried to show some "street-takeover" , it failed , so he finally succumbed.





Once a chestbeater, you will always remain a chestbeater.




Metuh is a cow!

“Upon the office of NSA invitation via a text message, Chief Metuh, regardless of the fact that he did not execute any contract for the office, appeared before the ONSA panel, wherein he presented his company’s statement of account showing that the sum of N400 million paid on the instruction of the ex-President for an assignment was traceable to the ONSA account.

He did not execute any ptoject for the ONSA but was paid N400 million from NSA's purse. There is more to this...


Over to Magu..

modath:


Did he procure Asian Oloshos for El No Clue ?

The secrecy is getting very annoying, whatever "project" he executed cannot in any way be worse than the info already in the public domain unless bombshell dey!!

Na special project to the "satisfaction" of Jonathan

Is this coming before or after the goat tried to eat FG papers??

Metuh: eating papers since 2015.

Metuh: the goat with sophisticated culinary preferences.

Hello there Metuh.

HungerBad!!!!! Better hunger don reset Hin brain, he should be made to pay extra for that paper he ate, he just wasted tax payers money on both paper and ink used. By the time PMB is done with this people they will know the difference between fighting corruption with technology and fighting it physically with the "streets" behind you just like Olamide

The way journalism is going in this country, I fear for what will happen someday

TonyeBarcanista:

Na special project to the "satisfaction" of Jonathan

Abi now, the way he keeps shouting "execute project" upandan , it begs the question oooo

Sincerely, methinks he bought him a property abroad!

modath:



Abi now, the way he keeps shouting "execute project" upandan , it begs the question oooo

Sincerely, methinks he bought him a property abroad!

Who knows? He should mention it na so that Jonathan can carry his own cross/shame. As long as he remains adamant, he'll bear his shame and that of his oga.

The man sef no too smart o, wetin concern us if GEJ was satisfied with him? Is GEJ the owner of Nigeria's treasury? Abi GEJ tell am say na Sambo Dasuki be him personal accountant?

modath:


Did he procure Asian Oloshos for El No Clue ?

The secrecy is getting very annoying, whatever "project" he executed cannot in any way be worse than the info already in the public domain unless bombshell dey!!

The more you look, the less you see .

The way these guys are insisting on only revealing their 'project' within the security of the courts, methinks they've (Metuh & Dasuki) decided they're not going down alone without pulling down Don Incompetento himself, so even if any protection agreement between him and PMB is to be upheld, the weighty revelations in public would rubbish that possibility.

#Dasukigate - the gift that just keeps on giving.

That's good of him.

Nigerian is no jungle mehhhnn

If U dey fast its not an offence wen u eat paper during d couse of d fasting.

If u think its a lie pls ask Orisa metuled.

A new English word
Metuled: to eat papers like a goat...

If any Policeman force me to write statement or write it on my behalf I will Metuled it..

firigbon o si ilekun

Does he have a choice?

Now he is not just facing the music, he will be dancing to the music as well.

EFCC should please keep his food in the fridge. Anytime he ends his fasting, microwave it for him. We can't afford to waste food again.

Very Good. Let him who says its a witch hunt kontinu. This guy made sense on the matter http://manly.ng/cheta-nwaze-witch-hunt-selective-justice/ .

The guy is a Learner

the days of impunity is over


Metuh must melo

Ok