Metuh says he
would not have
responded to the
allegations leveled
against him – Describes
allegations against
him as sheer
wickedness – Appeals to
President Buhari to
ensure the truth is
unraveled Chief Olisa Metuh, the
former national publicity
secretary of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP)
has addressed allegations
that he is the sponsor of the Niger Delta Avengers. The ex-PDP strongman
whose health is not
steady at the moment is
also embroiled in the
Dasukigate scandal, denied
ever sponsoring the militants and asked those
involving him in the
allegations to leave him
alone. Metuh made this
clarification on Sunday,
August 7, via a press
statement obtained by
Vanguard, where he also
appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari’s
government to get to the
root of the matter and
bring the culprits to book. Chief Olisa Metuh says he
has nothing to do with
sponsorship of Niger Delta
Avengers. “My attention has been
drawn to a false and
misleading report
circulating in a section of
the media, heinously listing
my name as one of the sympathizers of the
Niger-Delta Avengers. “Ordinarily, I would not
have responded to this
given that I have since
chosen to conduct my
affairs with the decency
and comportment of someone involved in a
well-celebrated trial and
with a severe spinal
problem. “I am also not unaware
of the series of false
reports against my
person in the past few
months. However, on this
occasion I have chosen to respond, as this
particularly borders on
matters affecting national
security. “Indeed, I believe this is a
wicked, cruel and devilish
plot to link me with such
activities and at this very
time, especially as the
claim is outrightly false. READ ALSO: Why Olisa Metuh is offering to
refund N400 million –
Counsel “For the avoidance of
doubt, I hereby state
categorically that I do not
have any relationship or
association whatsoever
either as a sympathizer or sponsor of any militant
group, including the
Avengers,” the statement
reads in part. The statement further
read: “I therefore find it
very cruel that any
person would in any
manner whatsoever
attempt to associate my name with anything to do
with this group or its
operations and I still
wonder what the motive
behind this sinister plot is. “While I restate my
decision not to be drawn
into any controversy at
this time, it is pertinent
that I reiterate that my
only preoccupation now remains matters
concerning my health and
extant court trial as I
continue to conduct my
affairs with dignity and
single-mindedness. “Finally, I call on the
Federal Government and
security agencies to
immediately investigate
and arrest Cynthia Whyte,
who purportedly circulated the report and
ensure that they get to
the root of this matter.
This is a security issue
and nobody should be
allowed to play politics with it.” Meanwhile, Metuh has also denied knowledge of a
injunction filed before a
Federal High Court in
Abuja. Speaking to NAIJ.com on
Wednesday, July 27,
Metuh’s special assistant
Richard Ihediwa said his
principal was not aware
of any attempt by the Ali Modu-Sheriff led group to
stop the forthcoming
national convention. “My principal is not even
aware of any suit to stop
the convention,” Ihediwa
said. The Modu-Sheriff’s
faction of the PDP will
today, July 28, appear
before Justice Okon Abang
over an application for an
interlocutory injunction to stop the party’s national
convention on August 17. Visit http://davesblog.over-blog.com/ for more nigerian news.

Nothing PDP members will not be wrongly accused o . And some will still say it nt witch hunting.