Olisa Metuh, former national
publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the All
Progressive Congress (APC) of creating a
civilian dictatorship.
Reacting to the list of looters
released on Friday, Metuh accused the federal
government of seeking to convict him at all cost.
He said this in a bid to taint
the image of the PDP and score a political point among Nigerians ahead of the
2019 elections.
Metuh is standing trial for
allegedly receiving N400 million from the office of the national security
adviser (NSA) to prosecute the 2015 general election for his party.
The former spokesman of PDP
described the action as unprecedented executive rascality and lawlessness.
“I have been reliably informed
that the federal government has ordered a conviction at all cost to ensure that
the PDP is tainted before the elections. The government’s determination to
achieve this objective is clearly highlighted by the refusal to allow me attend
to my deteriorating health notwithstanding several expert medical opinion on
the matter,” he said.
“The major crux of the
prosecution argument is that I ought to have known that the money was a part of
an alleged and yet to be proven unlawful activity of Col Sambo Dasuki(rtd),
former NSA to president Jonathan.
“The charge was brought
regardless of the fact that neither president Jonathan who gave me the
assignment and directed the release of the funds nor Col Dasuki(rtd), who
effected the release of the funds have ever been interrogated nor even
interviewed in this regard. As a matter
of fact, officers of the office of the National Security Adviser have testified
in court that the payment made to me followed all due process usually observed
in the establishment.
“It is now clear that the APC led
government that thrives in impunity and
intimidation of other arms of government will not allow justice to be done in
my matter. It is incontrovertible that our country has descended into the worst
form of draconian rule where the executive arm directly interferes and seeks to
control and determine matters within the purview of the legislature and the
judiciary.”
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