Femi Fani-Kayode, a
former Aviation Minister has described Olisa Metuh, ex-spokesman of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, as a political prisoner.
Fani-Kayode stressed
that Metuh was allegedly persecuted for standing up against tyranny in Nigeria.
Recall that an Abuja
Federal High Court had convicted the former PDP spokesperson for laundering the
sum of N400m during the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan.
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had charged Metuh alongside his company,
Destra Investment Ltd for laundering the sum of N400m meant to prosecute the
war against insurgency in the North east during the era of Jonathan.
But yesterday,
Justice Okon Abang found Metuh guilty of all the charges and sentenced him to 7
years in prison.
Reacting to the
conviction, Fani-Kayode described Justice Okon Abang as a “biased and corrupt
judge.”
In a tweet, the
former Minister wrote: “As for my friend & brother Olisa Metuh he will
weather this storm. He is only one of many political prisoners that has
suffered persecution in Nigeria for standing up to the tyrant and that has been
convicted by a biased judge and a corrupt court.
“I have no doubt
that, like Bode George, he will win on appeal. He will be vindicated. He will
come out with flying colours. He will be fi
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com