Mr Metuh spoke on Thursday at an Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, venue of his ongoing trial for alleged diversion of N400 million.

Mr Metuh, who is also accused of carting away $2 million in illegal transactions, began accusing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration mid-way through his testimony on Thursday.

The former PDP spokesperson is testifying in his trial.

According to Mr Metuh, trouble began after he was invited by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress to a meeting in Dubai.

At the meeting, he (Metuh) was allegedly told by the APC members about how worried the party was getting with the various criticism from the opposition.

Mr Metuh further claimed that he decided not to yield to the demands of the party members, but spoke out whenever he found that something had gone wrong in this administration.

Mr Metuh narrated that he started receiving threats, following his resolve to remain “on the side of truth.”

“The last one was when the president made a broadcast on a media live chart. He informed Nigerians that his government could arrest and detain individuals at will. I immediately countered, that he was becoming an unrepentant tyrant.

“This provoked a lot of warnings again. Another round of warnings. The APC national chairman, came out on air again to warn that the government could no longer take it kindly.