Tag: Olisa Metuh

Olisa Metuh, Pius Anyim meet with Tinubu at Aso Rock

Aminu Imam

A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, and former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim are meeting with President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa. Both figures were prominent critics of the APC leading up to the 2015 elections. Metuh was a key voice for the opposition when the All Progressives Congress (APC) ended the PDPs 16-year reign in 2015. Interestingly, Anyim, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, worked with the APC in Ebonyi State during the most recent general election.…

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2023: “Change your ways,protest worse than #EndSARS coming”, Metuh urges politicians

Aminu Imam

Former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has warned politicians against misusing their positions. In an issued statement yesterday, to address the alleged use of a Nigerian Air Force jet to attend a wedding by senators, Metuh said the actions of the political elite have the potential to trigger anarchy. He said the persistent assault on the sensibilities of Nigerians can birth a revolution worse than the #EndSARS movement. Recall that in October 2020, Nigerians under the #EndSARS movement took to the streets to protest…

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Former PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh released after 10 months in prison

Aminu Imam

Court admits him to N250m bail Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, has been released from Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja after ten months in custody following a court judgment that voided his conviction. The Federal High Court, Abuja, admitted Metuh in the sum of N250 million bail. The presiding judge, Justice Nkeonye Maha gave the order, in a ruling, following a Motion on Notice filed on Dec. 21 by a team of lawyers led by Dr. Oyechi Ikpeazu, counsel to Metuh. A Federal High…

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