Politics
Dasukigate: I collected money from Jonathan – Metuh
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews
In a move obviously meant to pre-empt the Federal Government, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, Tuesday, said he collected some money from former President Goodluck Jonathan to handle a job.
Metuh, who sated this at a press briefing in Abuja, however failed to disclosed the amount he collected and what job it was meant for.
According to Metuh, he cried out because the All Progressives Congress, APC led Federal Government has concluded plans to “silence” him.
The text of Metuh’s press briefing states: “Gentlemen of the press, this press briefing is expedient, taken into consideration the times we find ourselves, especially as they relate to me.
“In the last seven months, as opposition spokesperson, I have been hounded, harassed, intimidated and threatened severally. In order to avoid personal and family pressure, I had refrained from bringing them to the public domain.
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“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.
“Nevertheless, I make bold to state the following: As someone who has been a private person, having not taken any public office, the choice of where, how and when to invest and conduct my personal business remains my 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.”
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