The National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, has been suspended by the Anambra State chapter of the party.
According to a statement released and signed by the state party Publicity Secretary, Kenneth Arinze on Friday, Mr Metuh’s suspension followed a previous suspension from Otolo Nnewi Ward I, which is the national publicity secretary’s ward.
The Anambra PDP cited “weighty” allegations of embezzlement of party funds levelled against Metuh for the suspension.
“Following the suspension of Chief Olisa Metuh by the Otolo Ward 1 Nnewi of the PDP (where Olisa hails from) and the ratification of same by the Nnewi North Local Government chapter, the State executive committee, after assessing the weighty allegations against Olisa Metuh and finding them heinous, in compliance with the PDP Constitution, hereby, ratifies the suspension and forward same to the National Working Committee (NWC)”, the statement read.
Meanwhile, Mr Metuh has described his suspension as a misconception, saying those behind the move are not genuine members of the party.
“Go and investigate the people who are talking about my suspension. If APC people decide to put something in the press and say they are suspending me , do you expect me to respond to that?. There are more important things to do than to respond to APC “.
“You think as I am anybody in my village or town will say they are suspending me? Those people have no names. They are people who are not members of our party. They are people who already move from Anambra North because the governor is from there.
“How do you think the PDP will suspend me? We are working with all our national and state assembly members and the PDP in Anambra.”
The allegations come after workers at the PDP’s national secretariat in Abuja accused the party’s leadership of squandering N12bn in nine months.