Former PDP National Spokesman Olisa Metuh has revealed that President Bola Tinubu made multiple attempts to convince him to join the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Metuh made the disclosure on Sunday during a thanksgiving service in Abuja marking his 60th birthday and hinting at a possible return to partisan politics three years after resigning from the PDP.
He recounted that while facing legal and personal challenges, he felt abandoned by the PDP, despite his long-standing loyalty to the party. In contrast, members of the APC, including Tinubu, who was then an opposition leader, reached out to support him.
“When I had problems, I did not see my party; I did not see the people I suffered for. I was in the court with my family. But in the midst of that, somebody whom I criticised so much… President Tinubu sent the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, to come and see me. He reached out to me, comforted me, and did a lot of things for me then, and this was someone who was my political enemy,” Metuh said.
He added, “It is really not where you sow that you will reap, it is where God said you will reap. I wish PDP well. I gave my life to PDP. But I have moved on, and I wish them well.”
Speaking to journalists after the service, Metuh disclosed that he had repeatedly declined Tinubu’s invitations to join the APC, even after the 2015 election and after leaving politics in 2022. He said his current political engagement is driven by a desire to assist the federal government and ensure the delivery of democratic dividends.
“Now that I’m in politics, I want to help. Maybe I could be a good voice on this side to ensure that the polity is good. I want to assist the president to deliver the goods, the dividends of democracy. I have seen the steps, I have seen the challenges, and as a patriotic Nigerian, I want to join hands in resolving those challenges,” Metuh said.
He also acknowledged other credible political figures in Nigeria, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and David Mark, while stressing his focus on national development rather than partisan rivalry.
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