Politics

NOT GUILTY! Reps say of members accused of sexual misconduct

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8 years ago

October 11, 2016

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The three members of the House of Representatives who were accused of sexual misconduct while on official visit to the United States, have been given a clean bill of health.

The lawmakers were cleared after consideration of the report of a joint committee set up to investigate the allegations.

The committee recommended as follows:

“That Hon. Mohammed Garba Gololo, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah and Hon. Samuel Ikon are cleared of and exonerated from the allegations leveled against them by the United States Ambassador to Nigeria in his June 9, 2016 letter to the Rt. Hon. Speaker, for want of evidence.

“That in the light of the foregoing, the Hon Minister of Foreign Affairs does engage with the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, with a view to finding a seamless resolution of the domestic fallout of this unfortunate incident as it relates to Hon. Mohammed Garba Gololo, Hon. Mark Terseer Gbillah and Hon. Samuel Ikon;

“That the Ministry of Foreign affairs does write to remind the United States Embassy of the need to always adopt the official channel of communications in its dealings with any organ or institution of government.”

The recommendations were put to voice vote by the Deputy Speaker, Yusuf Lasun, who presided over plenary.

By Timothy Enietan-Matthews…

Reps, House of Representatives, Sexual Misconduct, United States, Yusuf Lasun

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