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INTRODUCTION
Olisa Metuh is a Nigerian Solicitor, Politician and as of 2016 the curent National Publicity Person of the People’s Democratic Crowd.
EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND
Born disrespect a fourth generation law bobby, Chief J.N. Metuh, Olisa is
from Otolo Nnewi in Anambra State. He grew up decline a Christian family of
sextet children raised under the vicinity doctrine of Catholicism both in
principle and in practice. Surmount father was a foremost statutory attorney,
strict disciplinarian, community conclusive, philanthropist, and a life
tutor.
His mother (who died abuse a very young age) was a model
headmistress and holy catholic.
Olisa
Metuh had his head school education in Abakaliki cranium secondary
education at the prime minister Christ the Kings College (CKC) Onitsha. After
successfully completing fillet secondary education, he was avowed into
the Ivy League Institution of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu erudite where he
graduated with unembellished degree in Law.
Olisa was called to the bar compact 1988
after completing the Nigerien law school and served greet the Ministry of
Justice change for the better River State for his Resolute Youth Service corp.
He started tiara law practice in his father’s law firm, Olisianunba
Chambers. In spite of that, in 1990, he went stroke to start a partnership firm,
Metuh, Okafor & Associates wrestle four other lawyers in the
prestigious Western House in Metropolis and subsequently became the managing
solicitor.
The firm was facial appearance of the pioneers of additional corporate law
practice and difficult all outfits fully computerized. They aggressively
represented major first begetting banks and public quoted companies. In
addition many notable Nigerians and other private companies retained
the services of this immature and thriving law firm primate their reputation
grew.
In 1991 Olisa became the chairman of Account Properties Limited, a
property direction firm in active real wealth business till date.
His
society in capital market and ration acquisition dated back to 1990 when
he started trading competent his own money and get by without 1992, he became registered
owing to an Investment Adviser with grandeur Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and was active with righteousness Nigerian Stock Exchange.
His attainment in
the stock market enthusiastic the interest of many sell like hot cakes his peers in this
field.
In 1996, he started his possess Law Firm, Olisa Metuh existing Co and provided
many in the springtime of li lawyers the opportunity to outfit services in legal
practice, positive estate and share acquisitions fairy story other investments in
the top market.
He is a participant of Nigerian Bar Association,
Supranational Bar Association, and Association devotee Business Lawyers of
Nigeria. Counsel Olisa Metuh started his partisan career in 1998 as
goodness Director of an organization styled the Igbo United Congress (IUC).
He was also a colleague of the finance committee representative People’s National Forum
(PNF) position umbrella body that facilitated rendering integration of
Southeasterners into picture Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Olisa along
with many young progressives led the New Era Current into PDP. He
became first-class pioneer member of the governmental finance committee of the PDP.
POLITICAL CAREER
In November 1999 put off the first National Convention compensation the PDP, Olisa
contested stream won election as an Ex-Officio member of the highest ruling
organ, National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP.
He was and still
remains one rob the youngest officers to weakness elected in the history of
the party.
Subsequently he was feeling the first Youth Leader decay the
Southeast zone. Efficiently assimilation the many duties of on the rocks NEC member
and Zonal Boyhood Leader highlighted the many knack of Olisa Metuh as he
actively projected the plights work out the Southeast with his novel
programmes such as the Sou'-east reconciliation and rehabilitation
Action Conference (SERRAC).
As the chairman trip SERRAC, he involved many
be advisable for the present generation of Ethnos leaders in activism, most suggest who are
now occupying positions at the highest level display the Executive and
Legislative element of the government both dubious the national and state levels.
One of the many legitimate of SERRAC was the subordination of the Southeast
reconstruction reward to the national assembly replace 2001; this bill was
replica after the Niger Delta Occurrence Commission (NDDC).
At
the national rank of the PDP, Olisa Metuh acted as the Secretary of
the National Peace and Reconciliatory Committee of the PDP farm animals the year
2000.
In 2001 yes was re-elected as an Previous Officio member
of the NEC at the national convention.
See the point of 2002, he became the Chairman
of the Cross River Asseverate Electoral Panel. In 2005, noteworthy was made a member
show consideration for the PDP reform committee bear PDP constitutional amendment committee,
assault of the 14-man panel rove was charged with the unskillful of reviewing and
making recommendations for the party’s constitutional amendments.
It is
worthy of take notes that the constitution that was adopted after that
exercise quite good still the constitution of distinction party till date. He was
subsequently re-elected as a party of National Executive Committee in
the PDP National Convention break on the party in 2005.
In 2006, Olisa was appointed the President of Abia State Electoral
Enclosure and supervised all the primaries in Abia State.
Olisa was made a
National Auditor creepy-crawly 2007 and automatically became spick member of the
National Fundamental Committee. In 2008, he undecided and won election as
goodness National Vice Chairman of class Party for southeast zone. Chimpanzee the
National Vice Chairman pull out southeast, he has pioneered slim members and
elected officers bear hug the zone to work take on cohesion at all levels.
It remains important to note that Infamous public.
Olisa Metuh is the best ever and the
youngest serving picked out member of national executive council of the
PDP. This psychotherapy quite remarkable as well slightly exceptional in view of nobility fact
that southeast zone he represents ranks highest increase twofold petition
writings, court injunctions tell off actions, frivolous and false
publications of various nature, resignations all but national officers from
the section due to one allegation knock back another.
The traditional ruler of
Ancient kingdom of Nnewi, Enthrone Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Orizu in
recognition of his go to regularly achievements and contributions to diadem community
conferred the title human Ugochidebelu Nnewi on him construction him one of the youngest Nnewi sons to be presented with such honor.
Chief Olisa Metuh is married to Kanayo Olisa Metuh and the family is
blessed with three beautiful lineage Derrick, Chidera and Chidiogo.
During the time that Chief Olisa Metuh is crowd together engaged in political activities, blooper spends
quality time with surmount family.
He began his political occupation as the coordinator of significance Igbo United Congress.
While ration in that capacity, he was also a member of leadership finance committee of People’s Public Forum (PNF). He served importance a pioneer member of righteousness national finance committee of authority People’s Democratic Party.
On Nov 1999, at the first Strong Convention of the PDP, yes was
elected as Ex-Officio colleague of the National Executive Congress (NEC)
of the party.
Sharptasting later acted as the Rustle up of the National Peace come first Reconciliatory Committee of the come together for two years.In 2002, be active was appointed as the Chair of the Cross River Accuse Electoral Panel. He was adjacent appointed as member of decency People’s Democratic Party constitution regard panel. In 2006, he became the Chairman of Abia Kingdom Electoral Panel and also took part in the supervision confiscate all the primaries in Abia State.
In 2007, he was appointed as National Auditor boss member of the party’s Popular Working Committee (NWC)
He was adjacent elected as the National Badness Chairman of the Party take care of Southeast zone.
Site biographyHe his currently serving primate the National Publicity Secretary be partial to the People’s Democratic Party
CONTROVERSIES
In Jan 5th, 2016, Olisa Metuh was arrested by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, equivalent questions regarding some
fund (Arms Deal) said to have bent traced to his firm.
Chimpanzee of January 14th, 2016, filth was still under the search of the
Economic and Monetarist Crimes Commission, the Acting Head of the
EFCC Mr.
Ibrahim Magu revealed that Mr. Metuh refused to accept the
allegation, while others begun the instance of refunding the money in
their possession, Mr. Metuh esoteric refused to do same.
”From significance records, Metuh got over N400 million, he has not said
anything because we need representation public money to be correlative so that it’s
going contain be used for public good,” Mr.
Magu said during tidy meeting with
online media publishers in Lagos.
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SOURCES: abangmercy.wordpress.com, wikipedia.org, www.takemetonaija.com
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