National Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief
Olisa Metuh has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of
trying to silence him because of his criticism of the administration.
Metuh, in a briefing on Tuesday noted that in the last seven months,
as opposition spokesperson, he had been hounded, harassed, intimidated
and threatened severally, saying that in order to avoid personal and
family pressure, he had refrained from bringing them to the public
domain.
“However, on account of recent information available to me, I now
have cause to believe that the Federal Government is desperate and may
have finalized plans to silence me,” he alleged.
Metuh said as someone who had been a private person, having not taken
any public office, the choice of where, how and when to invest and
conduct his personal business remained his prerogative.
“In this regard, I note that I never had any contract dealings with
the immediate past Federal Government or any of its security apparatus.
In the course of my duties as the National Publicity Secretary of our
party, the then leader of our party and President of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria invited me and directed that I carry out some
assignment relating to my office and which he duly funded.
“It is important to note that the former President was fully
satisfied with the way and manner I handled the assignment. Finally, I
reiterate that the present government should not use the apparatus of
state power to settle personal scores,” he said.
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