You’re Making A Mockery Of Your Position As Buhari’s Spokesman, Metuh Slams Adesina

Femi Adesina-PMBThe Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina as an embarrassment to the Presidency, pointing out that the presidential spokesman “lacks depth on his current assignment”.

The opposition party also questioned Adesina’s knowledge of politics.

We had earlier today reported that the presidential spokesman had while reacting to accusations by the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh that President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war was selective, described Metuh as a “broken record” who has ran out of ideas.

“Mr Olisa Metuh is sounding like a broken record. It’s the same thing that he says all the time”, Adesina had said, assuring “that the President has always maintained that even when it affects APC members, the person concerned must go and defend himself. I think what is of interest to Nigerians is ‘did these people commit the crime?’ It is not whether it is one-sided”.

Stung by the presidential spokesman’s response, Metuh, in a statement Monday, said: “Mr Adesina, in his habitual deceptive and diversionary manner, left the critical issues of governance raised by Sunday’s press conference addressed by the PDP national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, and as usual, embarked on insults, shadow-chasing and fouling of the media space with uncouth language.

“This office has noted Mr Adesina’s several previous unwarranted personal attacks and insults deliberately targeted at the person of the PDP National Publicity Secretary, in his desperate attempt to impress his paymaster and retain his job.

“Our answer remains that inasmuch as we know that this presidency aide lacks depth on his current assignment and has no credible defence, being overwhelmed in his job of trying to launder the image of this government, the characteristic resort always, to lies, malice and vituperations should not be an option. While we appreciate the fact that Mr. Adesina is not conversant and knowledgeable in politics and intricate issues of governance, he should have applied the common sense of covering his hollowness in this regard and save the Presidency the embarrassment of an arrogant attempt to wave off very serious questions hanging in the face of the present administration.

“May we remind the Presidency that Nigerians are still waiting for its response to salient national issues raised by the PDP national publicity secretary, bordering on relentless abuse of power, selective application of war against corruption, witch-hunt of opposition elements and perceived political opponents, threats to democratic institutions and government’s clear lack of direction on economic issues.

“How can Mr Adesina explain the fact that while former PDP governors and ministers are being arrested, their APC counterparts, who have more damaging petitions with anti-graft agencies are being rewarded with ministerial positions, with yet others granted APC tickets for Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections respectively?

“Perhaps Adesina is confirming that the nation now has two separate laws for prosecuting the war against corruption; one, to nail PDP members and perceived opponents of government, and the other to protect APC members and friends of the present administration.

“We challenge Adesina, in the euphoria of trying to satisfy his paymaster, to defend him by showing Nigerians any APC member that has so far been invited or arrested by any anti-graft agency, other than PDP members and perceived political opponents such as Senate President Bukola Saraki.

“It is unfortunate that in trying to wear his master the garb of a democrat, Mr. Adesina has instead muddled up and bungled his assignment with his arrogant posturing on important national issues. Whereas this media aide may have done well in the confines of his newsroom as a media professional, he has so far succeeded in making a mockery of the office of a spokesperson of the president of a country like Nigeria.

“Our final take therefore is that the presidency must note that Nigerians are still waiting for a proper response on the issues raised instead of invectives from an aide who apparently talks before he thinks”, the party stated.

2 COMMENTS

  1. Metuh need to remember Abati before talking here next time. Adesina is like 100% better compare to Abati.. Metuh himself needs to go back to school and learn how to be a vibrant oposition spokes person he lact so much dept. he says same thing everytime. we are tired of listening to him thou.

  2. METUH IS NOTHING BUT A SHAMELESS, JEALOUS FOOL. ALL HE WANTS IS UNDESERVED ATTENTION. LET HIM KEEP HIS DIRTY MOUTH SHUT. NIGERIANS ARE LAUGHING AT HIS UNCIVILISED WAYS OF APPROACH TO ISSUES THAT DO NOT NEED HIS ATTENTION AS A FORMER TYRANT