Nigeria: Metuh's Cuffs and Fight Against Graft

25 January 2016
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One of the most enduring images from the past fortnight was the court appearance, in Abuja, of the spokesman for the PDP Olisa Metuh, handcuffed, and with a graying beard to match. Expectedly, it wasn't the fact that Metuh finally had his day before a competent court that attracted the most comments in the print and electronic media. What enthralled and angered many in unequal proportion was the fact that he did so literally in chains!

In a country which is yet to overcome the nauseating polarization of the polity as was experienced in the life of the last administration, Metuh's appearance, in irons, was bread and butter for the critics of President Buhari. It provided them with another opportunity to cast a slur on his much vaunted mien and image of integrity.

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