Chief Olisa Metuh an erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party has on Thursday has distance himself from a court action established by a factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff and others seeking to prevent the party from commencing with the August 17 national convention.
Metuh who established this in a statement that was issued by his aide, Mr. Richard Ihediwa in Abuja on Thursday added that
he was surprised to see his name as one of the plaintiffs in the suit seeking to halt the convention.
The National Publicity Secretary added that his major concern now was his health and his cases in court and that he has never instructed anyone to file any such suit on his behalf.
Recall that Metuh is currently undergoing trial for alleged corruption
The statement said, “For the avoidance of doubt, Metuh has taken the pains to consult those that went to court and has been reliably informed that his name was listed in error and which they have promised to rectify accordingly.
“It is pertinent to mention that Metuh has not attended any political meeting and/or programme since his chair accident at a function at the party’s national secretariat (of the PDP ) in April wherein it aggravated his spinal cord ailment.
“Our appeal to all and sundry therefore is that Metuh at this time should be left out of intra-party controversies. His only preoccupation now remains matters concerning his health and the extant court trial.”
