‘I’m not interested in any PDP position,’ Party spokesman says
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has said that he has no interest in any new position in the party.
Metuh
also said that he will not be contesting for any office at the PDP
National Convention which will hold in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on
May 21, 2016, Punch reports.
The PDP spokesperson made the disclosure via a statement released on Thursday, April 21, 2016.
It reads:
“I
wish to state publicly that I have no ambitions to continue as a member
of the National Working Committee after the expiration of my current
tenure as the National Publicity Secretary, a decision that is enjoying
the support of my family.
“I therefore with every
sense of responsibility confirm to all members of our great party that I
will not run for any position whatsoever in the forthcoming National
Convention irrespective of which office may be zoned to the South-East
for that matter.
“What is paramount in my mind at
this point is to continue to lift the image of our great party during
the remaining part of my tenure as the image-maker of the PDP, a
position, which by the grace of God, I have been able to dutifully
deliver to the best of my ability despite daunting challenges.”
Metuh is currently facing charges of fraud which were brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
