Several allegations have trailed the arrest of Peoples Democratic Party’s spokesperson, Olisa Metuh by the EFCC, some of which is that the top PDP politician received N1.4 billion and a monthly pay of N4 million from the former National Security Adviser.
In response, the office of the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP has stated that there is no truth in the allegations.
The party debunked these claims in a statement made available to the public by Richard Ihediwa, Metuh’s media aide.
“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,” Ihediwa said.
He stated that neither Metuh nor his office was paid the amount being circulated in the media.
“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 arrested 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,” the statement read.
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