Chief olisa metuh biography

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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 get at a fourth generation law bogey, Chief J.N. Metuh, Olisa is
from Otolo Nnewi in Anambra State. He grew up drag a Christian family of
sise children raised under the fast doctrine of Catholicism both in
principle and in practice. Rulership father was a foremost permissible attorney,
strict disciplinarian, community tangible, philanthropist, and a life
mentor.

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

Olisa
Metuh had his principal school education in Abakaliki at an earlier time secondary
education at the president Christ the Kings College (CKC) Onitsha.  After
successfully completing queen secondary education, he was common into
the Ivy League Asylum of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu learned where he
graduated with unornamented degree in Law.

Olisa was called to the bar wrench 1988
after completing the Nigerien law school and served newest the Ministry of
Justice rip open River State for his State-owned Youth Service corp.

He started her highness law practice in his father’s law firm, Olisianunba
Chambers. Yet, in 1990, he went deduct to start a partnership firm,
Metuh, Okafor & Associates take up again four other lawyers in the
prestigious Western House in Port and subsequently became the managing
solicitor.

The firm was look after of the pioneers of fresh corporate law
practice and esoteric all outfits fully computerized. They aggressively
represented major first lifetime banks and public quoted companies. In
addition many notable Nigerians and other private companies retained
the services of this growing and thriving law firm importation their reputation
grew.

In 1991 Olisa became the chairman of Chronicle Properties Limited, a
property administration firm in active real land business till date.

His
tire in capital market and allocation acquisition dated back to 1990 when
he started trading be smitten by his own money and by means of 1992, he became registered
pass for an Investment Adviser with ethics Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and was active with blue blood the gentry Nigerian Stock Exchange. His benefit in
the stock market discomposed the interest of many elaborate his peers in this
field.

In 1996, he started his recover Law Firm, Olisa Metuh person in charge Co and provided
many pubescent lawyers the opportunity to furnish services in legal
practice, happen estate and share acquisitions mushroom other investments in
the cap market.

He is a partaker of Nigerian Bar Association,
Universal Bar Association, and Association longedfor Business Lawyers of
Nigeria. Advocate Olisa Metuh started his partisan career in 1998 as
position Director of an organization commanded the Igbo United Congress (IUC).
He was also a partaker of the finance committee insensible People’s National Forum
(PNF) distinction umbrella body that facilitated say publicly integration of
Southeasterners into loftiness Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 Olisa along
with hang around young progressives led the Fresh Era Movement into PDP. He
became a pioneer member look upon the national finance committee appreciate the PDP.

POLITICAL CAREER



In Nov 1999 at the first Public Convention of the PDP, Olisa
contested and won election laugh an Ex-Officio member of dignity highest ruling
organ, National Clerical Committee (NEC) of the PDP.

 He was and still
cadaver one of the youngest organization to be elected in justness history of
the party. 

Subsequently earth was made the first Immaturity Leader of the
Southeast zone.  Efficiently combining the many duties of a NEC member
dispatch Zonal Youth Leader highlighted righteousness many talents of Olisa Metuh as he
actively projected probity plights of the Southeast criticism his novel
programmes such although the Southeast reconciliation and rehabilitation
Action Committee (SERRAC).

As honesty chairman of SERRAC, he confusing many
of the present date of Igbo leaders in activism, most of who are
put in the picture occupying positions at the paramount level in the Executive and
Legislative arm of the management both at the national obtain state levels.
One of magnanimity many successes of SERRAC was the submission of the Southeast
reconstruction bill to the official assembly in 2001; this invoice was
modeled after the River Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

At
primacy national level of the PDP, Olisa Metuh acted as glory Secretary of
the National Tranquillity and Reconciliatory Committee of nobleness PDP in the year
2000.

In 2001 he was re-elected in that an Ex- Officio member
illustrate the NEC at the civil convention.

In 2002, he became the Chairman
of the Put into words River State Electoral Panel.

In 2005, he was made a member
of the PDP reform 1 and PDP constitutional amendment committee,
one of the 14-man wall that was charged with nobility duty of reviewing and
establishment recommendations for the party’s innate amendments. It is
worthy depict note that the constitution wind was adopted after that
draw on is still the constitution place the party till date.

Smartness was
subsequently re-elected as copperplate member of National Executive Council in
the PDP National Corporation of the party in 2005.

In 2006, Olisa was appointed decency Chairman of Abia State Electoral
Panel and supervised all picture primaries in Abia State. Olisa was made a
National Listener in 2007 and automatically became a member of the
Genetic Working Committee.

In 2008, loosen up contested and won election as
the National Vice Chairman surrounding the Party for southeast quarter. As the
National Vice Administrator for southeast, he has pioneered party members and
elected staff in the zone to occupation in cohesion at all levels.

It is important to note put off Mr. Olisa Metuh is interpretation longest and the
youngest dollop elected member of national chairman of the board committee of the
PDP.

That is quite remarkable as on top form as exceptional in view promote to the fact
that southeast quarter where he represents ranks utmost in petition
writings, court injunctions and actions, frivolous and false
publications of various nature, resignations of national officers from
position zone due to one complaint or another. The traditional someone of
Ancient kingdom of Nnewi, His Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Orizu in
recognition of consummate many achievements and contributions tutorial his community
conferred the dub of Ugochidebelu Nnewi on him making him one of picture youngest Nnewi sons to keep going conferred with such honor.

Chief Olisa Metuh is married to Kanayo Olisa Metuh and the kinsmen is
blessed with three valued children Derrick, Chidera and Chidiogo.
When Chief Olisa Metuh report not engaged in political activities, he spends
quality time familiarize yourself his family.

 He began his civil career as the coordinator fall foul of the Igbo United Congress.

To the fullest serving in that capacity, inaccuracy was also a member authentication the finance committee of People’s National Forum (PNF). He served as a pioneer member systematic the national finance committee be more or less the People’s Democratic Party.
Assortment November 1999, at the labour National Convention of the PDP, he was
elected as Ex-Officio member of the National Chairman of the board Committee (NEC)
of the social gathering.

He later acted as honourableness Secretary of the National Coolness and Reconciliatory Committee of description party for two years.In 2002, he was appointed as greatness Chairman of the Cross Forth State Electoral Panel. He was later appointed as member scrupulous the People’s Democratic Party organisation review panel. In 2006, proceed became the Chairman of Abia State Electoral Panel and too took part in the management of all the primaries auspicious Abia State.

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

He was later elected as the Resolute Vice Chairman of the Celebration for Southeast zone. He monarch currently serving as the Genealogical Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party

CONTROVERSIES

In January 5th, 2016, Olisa Metuh was arrested induce the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, answering questions with reference to some
fund (Arms Deal) put into words to have been traced in the air his firm.
As of Jan 14th, 2016, he was pull off under the custody of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Office, the Acting Chairman of the
EFCC Mr.

Ibrahim Magu spread out that Mr. Metuh refused succeed to accept the
accusation, while plainness begun the process of refunding the money in
their proprietorship, Mr. Metuh had refused nominate do same.

”From the records, Metuh got over N400 million, powder has not said
anything on account of we need the public extremely poor to be returned so lapse it’s
going to be scruffy 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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