Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh has described spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed as a renowned propagandist who is only seeking to cow him into submissive opposition.
Metuh said this while reacting to media reports about Mohammed’s N500m defamation suit against him. Speaking through his special assistant, Richard Ihediwa, Metuh insisted that the suit is non-existent.
Ihediwa said “The attention of the Office of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to reports in some section of the media, suggesting that the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has filed a suit against Chief Olisa Metuh.
“If it is true that any legal action has been instituted, it should not be limited to newspaper reports, unless it is meant for the media, as Chief Metuh is a prominent Nigerian whose office and residential address are well known.
“Lai Mohammed is a renown propagandist, may have decided to orchestrate reports of the said suit, to plead subjudice as a defence ostensibly to stop queries by senators on issues of integrity.
“This office however, insists that if indeed, Lai Mohammed has instituted any case against Chief Metuh, we charge him to ensure that he prosecutes it to the very end.
“Nevertheless, we invite Nigerians to note the relentless attempt by APC leaders, including Lai Mohammed, to threaten, intimidate, harass and cow Chief Metuh into submissive opposition.
“Our advice however, to Lai mohammed on the issue of Senate clearance, is that he should not panic, but be humble, as his palm kernel in this regard has already been cracked by a benevolent and forgiving Senate President.
“Finally, we counsel Lai Mohammed not to bring his propaganda, divisive and destructive tendencies to national assignment as a minister.”
In a suit filed before the Lagos State High Court, Mohammed claimed that Metuh had defamed him in a press release, authored and circulated on September 20, 2015.