Former PDP National Spokesman Olisa Metuh has revealed that President Bola Tinubu made several attempts to convince him to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking at a thanksgiving service in Abuja on Sunday to mark his 60th birthday, Metuh also hinted at a possible return to active politics, three years after resigning from the PDP.
He recounted that during his legal struggles, he felt abandoned by the PDP, the party he had served loyally for years. In contrast, he said, members of the APC, including Tinubu—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.”
Metuh told journalists that he had repeatedly declined invitations from Tinubu to join the APC, including after the 2015 election and after leaving politics in 2022. He said his current political focus is to support the federal government and help ensure the delivery of democratic dividends.
“Now that I’m in politics, I want to help. Maybe I could be a good voice 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,” he said.
He also acknowledged other respected political figures, including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and David Mark, while emphasizing that his priority is national progress rather than partisan rivalry.
