{"id":45473,"date":"2016-01-09T16:54:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T15:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=45473"},"modified":"2016-01-09T16:54:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-09T15:54:57","slug":"metuh-buhari-exhibiting-dictatorial-tendencies-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/metuh-buhari-exhibiting-dictatorial-tendencies-pdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Metuh: Buhari, Exhibiting Dictatorial Tendencies-PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the continued incarceration of its<br \/>\nspokesman, Chief Olisa Metuh by the EFCC since Tuesday, without charging<br \/>\nhim to court, clearly shows the dictatorial character of the President<br \/>\nMuhammadu Buhari-led APC Federal Government, which has not hidden its<br \/>\ndisdain for rule of law and an appetite to gag the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The party said the continued detention is in clear breach of Chief Metuh\u2019s<br \/>\nconstitutionally guaranteed liberty and fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p>The PDP in a statement signed by the National Legal Adviser, Barr. Victor<br \/>\nKwon on Saturday stressed that relying on a purported \u2018holding charge\u2019<br \/>\nsaid to have been derived from a Magistrate to detain Chief Metuh beyond<br \/>\nthe statutory period allowed by the law is in total violation of the<br \/>\nconstitution and extant corresponding rulings by several trial and<br \/>\nappellate courts in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe draw the attention of all Nigerians and the international community to<br \/>\nthis illegal clamp-down on the opposition spokesman by the EFCC, using a<br \/>\npurported holding charge said to have been derived from a magistrate<br \/>\ncourt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHolding Charge which implies \u2018arrest before investigation\u2019 instead of<br \/>\n\u2018investigation before arrest\u2019 is clearly an aberration and abuse of<br \/>\njudicial process which has since been declared by several courts as<br \/>\nillegal, null and void, and of no effect as it is totally in contradiction<br \/>\nwith section 35 (1), (4), (5a) of the constitution of the Federal Republic<br \/>\nof Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDP is particularly worried that Chief Metuh, since his arrest on<br \/>\nTuesday, is being inhumanly kept in an underground cell where he is daily<br \/>\nthreatened by officials, who we gathered, have been mounting pressure on<br \/>\nhim to accept guilt of fictitious figures and implicate PDP leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public is very much aware that the EFCC Chairman has visited the<br \/>\nPresidential villa at least twice since Chief Metuh was arrested and<br \/>\ndetained by the commission, ostensibly to get further directives on the<br \/>\ncase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invite the world to note that President Buhari\u2019s election promise of<br \/>\nfighting corruption has now been turned into a man-hunt of PDP leaders,<br \/>\nwhile known corrupt APC leaders are being shielded by the system and<br \/>\nrewarded with ministerial positions and other government appointments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur nation is now being turned into a police state with its inherent<br \/>\nconstitutional violations and infringement on rights of citizens, a<br \/>\nscenario which poses grave danger to national stability and survival of<br \/>\nour democracy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PDP strongly cautions against the avoidable tension and looming<br \/>\npolitical crisis over the continuous clamp-down on our leaders and<br \/>\nparticularly, the continued incarceration of our spokesperson, Chief Olisa<br \/>\nMetuh, who was arrested a few days after he confronted the Federal<br \/>\nGovernment and the APC over their dictatorial pronouncements and actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur teeming members across the country have so far exercised reasonable<br \/>\nrestrain, but we caution that there is a limit to what they can stomach in<br \/>\nthe face of this brazen persecution of our spokesman. The President<br \/>\nBuhari-led APC government and the EFCC should therefore hold themselves<br \/>\nresponsible should there be any breakdown of law and order in the land<br \/>\nover this matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe therefore reinforce our demand on the EFCC to respect the course of<br \/>\nlaw and release Chief Metuh immediately or charge him to court in line<br \/>\nwith the provisions of our laws if it strongly feels it has a case against<br \/>\nhim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerians cannot afford to return to the era of dictatorship where<br \/>\nconstitutional provisions, respect for lawful processes and personal<br \/>\nfreedom of citizens under the law are trampled upon. Their response to<br \/>\nthis might come with very dire consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Enough is Enough!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the continued incarceration of its spokesman, Chief Olisa Metuh by the EFCC since Tuesday, without charging him to court, clearly shows the dictatorial character&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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