The spokesperson for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh has suggested that the Federal Government may want to use the EFCC to silence him.
He said in Abuja ” …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”
While insisting he never got cash for any contract Metuh however added a curious twist ” in the course of my duties , the then president invited and directed I carry out some assignments relating to my office and which “he duly funded”.
Metuh ‘ s statement on Tuesday points to one possibility, he may soon be named as one of those who got tons of cash from Sambo Dasuki.
But Metuh maintained today that he never benefitted from any government contract during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Metuh said in the last seven months, as an opposition spokesperson, he has been “hounded, harassed, intimidated and threatened severally”.
He added that it was in order to avoid personal and family pressure that he refrained from informing the public.
“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,” he said.
“It is important to note that the former president was fully satisfied with the way and manner I handled the assignment” Mr. Metuh said.
He called on the present government “not use the apparatus of state power to settle personal scores”.