BTVNIGERIA BLOG OFFICIALLY APOLOGIZES TO PDP’S OLISA METUH
We, on behalf of our management hereby
use his opportunity to make an official UNSEREVED APOLOGY statement regarding a
public story we published on the 1st of June 2017 on Mr. OLISA METUH of the peoples Democratic Party PDP
with the caption titled:
“EX PDP EMBATTLED ORGANIZING SECRETARY OLISA METUH YET IN ANOTHER TREAT TO LIFE SCANDAL”
We therefore
use this opportunity to tender an unreserved apology to Mr Olisa Metuh for
using defamatory words against his person in the story we published sometime ago
in June.
This apology
is coming to Mr Metuh because at the time of the June publications we hadn’t
gotten in touch with Mr Metuh who was expected to give we as a news medium he’s
own side of the story before we went to press.
And as a
professional news media we are honestly very sorry for whatever reformative
words used in describing a man of dignity and integrity.
We also
regret to state herein that we shall by all means let the world hear it that
everything that story carried was wrong and should pleased be discarded.
We also
regret the damage the story must have cost his personality.
The true
issues of our story shall be brought to you as soon as we have an exclusive
interview with Olisa Metuh himself. That special interview shall give everyone
the opportunity to hear from the horse’s mouth and other political stories shall
also be featured.
Below is a
brief rundown of who Olisa Metuh is for your positive elucidation as copied
from google wikipedia.
Early life and career
He obtained a
Bachelor of Law degree from the University of
Nigeria, Nsukka
in Enugu State and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1988.
He began his law
career at Olisianunba Chambers, a law firm owned by his father.
In 1990, he
established a partnership firm called Metuh, Okafor & Associates, where he
served as the managing solicitor. In 1991, he was appointed as the chairman of
Legend Properties Limited, a property management firm.
He later
registered as an Investment Adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC).
In 1996, he
established a Law Firm, Olisa Metuh and Co, to provide services in legal
practice, real estate and share acquisitions.
Political life
He began his
political career as the coordinator of the Igbo United Congress.
While serving in
that capacity, he was also a member of the finance committee of People’s
National Forum (PNF).
On November 1999,
at the first National Convention of the PDP, he was elected as Ex-Officio
member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party.
He later acted as
the Secretary of the National Peace and Reconciliatory Committee of the party
for two years. In 2002, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Cross River State Electoral Panel.
He was later
appointed as member of the People's Democratic
Party
constitution review panel. In 2006, he became the Chairman of Abia State Electoral Panel and also took part in
the supervision of all the primaries in Abia State.
In 2007, he was
appointed as National Auditor and member of the party's National Working Committee (NWC) He was later elected as the
National Vice Chairman of the Party for Southeast zone.
Professional bodies
- Member of the Nigerian Bar Association
- Member of the International Bar Association
- Member of the Association of Business Lawyers of Nigeria
- People's Democratic Party
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