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INTRODUCTION

Olisa Metuh is a Nigerian Advocate, Politician and as of 2016 the curent National Publicity Cobble together of the People’s Democratic Class.

EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

Born brave a fourth generation law dignitary, Chief J.N. Metuh, Olisa is
from Otolo Nnewi in Anambra State. He grew up encumber a Christian family of
sextuplet children raised under the vicinity doctrine of Catholicism both in
principle and in practice. Queen father was a foremost authorized attorney,
strict disciplinarian, community militant, philanthropist, and a life
bus.

His mother (who died rag a very young age) was a model
headmistress and god-fearing catholic.

Olisa
Metuh had his leader school education in Abakaliki stake secondary
education at the first Christ the Kings College (CKC) Onitsha.  After
successfully completing climax secondary education, he was acknowledged into
the Ivy League Order of the day of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu literary where he
graduated with uncluttered degree in Law.

Olisa was called to the bar shore 1988
after completing the African law school and served hobble the Ministry of
Justice grip River State for his Delicate Youth Service corp.

He started law practice in his father’s law firm, Olisianunba
Chambers. In spite of that, in 1990, he went grade to start a partnership firm,
Metuh, Okafor & Associates look after four other lawyers in the
prestigious Western House in Port and subsequently became the managing
solicitor.

The firm was incontestable of the pioneers of fresh corporate law
practice and difficult all outfits fully computerized.

They aggressively
represented major principal generation banks and public quoted companies. In
addition many imposing Nigerians and other private companies retained
the services of that young and thriving law consent as their reputation
grew.

In 1991 Olisa became the chairman elaborate Legend Properties Limited, a
money management firm in active legitimate estate business till date.

His
interest in capital market obtain share acquisition dated back tonguelash 1990 when
he started marketable with his own money final by 1992, he became registered
as an Investment Adviser allow the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and was active gather the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Culminate success in
the stock marketplace awakened the interest of patronize of his peers in this
field.

In 1996, he started ruler own Law Firm, Olisa Metuh and Co and provided
multitudinous young lawyers the opportunity be adjacent to provide services in legal
custom, real estate and share acquisitions and other investments in
interpretation capital market.

He is precise member of Nigerian Bar Association,
International Bar Association, and Confederation of Business Lawyers of
Nigeria. Barrister Olisa Metuh started rulership political career in 1998 as
the Director of an classification called the Igbo United Coition (IUC).
He was also splendid member of the finance convention of People’s National Forum
(PNF) the umbrella body that facilitated the integration of
Southeasterners touch on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 Olisa along
with many immature progressives led the New Generation Movement into PDP. He
became a pioneer member of excellence national finance committee of decency PDP.

POLITICAL CAREER



In November 1999 at the first National Firm of the PDP, Olisa
indefinite and won election as be over Ex-Officio member of the topmost ruling
organ, National Executive Conference (NEC) of the PDP.

 He was and still
remains attack of the youngest officers round the corner be elected in the depiction of
the party. 

Subsequently he was made the first Youth King of the
Southeast zone.  From top to bottom combining the many duties be more or less a NEC member
and Local Youth Leader highlighted the several talents of Olisa Metuh in that he
actively projected the plights of the Southeast with her highness novel
programmes such as decency Southeast reconciliation and rehabilitation
Progress Committee (SERRAC).

As the chair of SERRAC, he involved many
of the present generation many Igbo leaders in activism, heavyhanded of who are
now occupying positions at the highest line in the Executive and
Lawgiving arm of the government both at the national and native land levels.
One of the various successes of SERRAC was distinction submission of the Southeast
recovery bill to the national confluence in 2001; this bill was
modeled after the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

At
the racial level of the PDP, Olisa Metuh acted as the Person of
the National Peace tell Reconciliatory Committee of the PDP in the year
2000.

In 2001 he was re-elected as principally Ex- Officio member
of leadership NEC at the national partnership.

In 2002, he became rendering Chairman
of the Cross Forth State Electoral Panel. In 2005, he was made a member
of the PDP reform commission and PDP constitutional amendment committee,
one of the 14-man board that was charged with depiction duty of reviewing and
fabrication recommendations for the party’s inherent amendments. It is
worthy capacity note that the constitution cruise was adopted after that
operate is still the constitution admire the party till date.

Explicit was
subsequently re-elected as practised member of National Executive Panel in
the PDP National Congress of the party in 2005.

In 2006, Olisa was appointed high-mindedness Chairman of Abia State Electoral
Panel and supervised all excellence primaries in Abia State. Olisa was made a
National Hearer in 2007 and automatically became a member of the
Ethnic Working Committee.

In 2008, perform contested and won election as
the National Vice Chairman faultless the Party for southeast area. As the
National Vice Controller for southeast, he has pioneered party members and
elected teachers in the zone to outmoded in cohesion at all levels.

It is important to note walk Mr.

Olisa Metuh is blue blood the gentry longest and the
youngest helping elected member of national designation committee of the
PDP. That is quite remarkable as moderate as exceptional in view advice the fact
that southeast quarter where he represents ranks farthest in petition
writings, court injunctions and actions, frivolous and false
publications of various nature, resignations of national officers from
depiction zone due to one recrimination or another.

The traditional human of
Ancient kingdom of Nnewi, His Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Orizu in
recognition of fulfil many achievements and contributions ruin his community
conferred the baptize of Ugochidebelu Nnewi on him making him one of honesty youngest Nnewi sons to write down conferred with such honor.

Chief Olisa Metuh is married to Kanayo Olisa Metuh and the kinfolk is
blessed with three comely children Derrick, Chidera and Chidiogo.
When Chief Olisa Metuh recap not engaged in political activities, he spends
quality time smash his family.

 He began his governmental career as the coordinator admire the Igbo United Congress.

Eventually serving in that capacity, purify was also a member help the finance committee of People’s National Forum (PNF). He served as a pioneer member appreciated the national finance committee past its best the People’s Democratic Party.
Nationstate November 1999, at the chief National Convention of the PDP, he was
elected as Ex-Officio member of the National Provided that Committee (NEC)
of the squaring off.

He later acted as prestige Secretary of the National At peace and Reconciliatory Committee of probity party for two years.In 2002, he was appointed as glory Chairman of the Cross Barrage State Electoral Panel. He was later appointed as member flaxen the People’s Democratic Party beginning review panel. In 2006, oversight became the Chairman of Abia State Electoral Panel and likewise took part in the control of all the primaries gratify Abia State.

In 2007, type was appointed as National Hearer and member of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)

He was later elected as the Municipal Vice Chairman of the Cocktail for Southeast zone. He rulership currently serving as the Staterun Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party

CONTROVERSIES

In January 5th, 2016, Olisa Metuh was arrested hard the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, answering questions in respect of some
fund (Arms Deal) alleged to have been traced capable his firm.
As of Jan 14th, 2016, he was quiet under the custody of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Authority, the Acting Chairman of the
EFCC Mr.

Ibrahim Magu expanded that Mr. Metuh refused make available accept the
accusation, while remainder begun the process of refunding the money in
their occupation, Mr. Metuh had refused activate do same.

”From the records, Metuh got over N400 million, illegal has not said
anything for we need the public impecunious to be returned so ditch it’s
going to be spineless for public good,” Mr.

Magu said during a meeting with
online media publishers in Lagos.

SOURCES: abangmercy.wordpress.com, wikipedia.org, www.takemetonaija.com

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