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We Have Strong Evidence On Sexual Misconduct- US OFFICIAL by nwatiti(m): 10:59pm On Jun 24, 2016 |
Officials of the US government said they
have strong evidence of sexual misconduct
allegedly put on the three members of the
House of Representatives
– US Ambassador informed the Speaker,
Hon Yakubu Dogara about the issue, as
gotten from a high-powered diplomatic
source
Premium Times gathered that some officials
privileged to confidential information said
Yakubu Dogara was told about the sexual
scandal by the US envoy in Nigeria.
Faces of the House of Representatives
members allegedly roped in a sex scandal in
US
U.S. Ambassador in Nigeria, James Mr.
Entwistle, wrote a letter dated Thursday,
June 9, alleging that three Nigerian
lawmakers – Mohammed Garba Gololo
(Bauchi APC), Samuel Ikon (Akwa Ibom
PDP) and Mark Gbillah (Benue APC) were
involved in soliciting sexual favours from
hotel staff in two separate incidents, during
their visit to the US.
READ ALSO: Sex Scandal: What Nigerian
lawmakers involved want
It was alleged that Gololo grabbed a maid in
the hotel and requested for sex, Ikon and
Gbilla were said to have told hotel parking
attendants to get commercial sex workers
for them.
The purported sexual misconducts happened
sometime in April at the Residence Inn
Marriot, Downtown Cleveland and were
immediately reported to State Department
officials by the hotel’s management.
The House of Representatives members who
reacted to the allegations and threats of
legal action, as local witnesses in Cleveland
and sources close to State Department and
the Nigerian diaspora community in
Washington DC informed Premium Times and
relevant U.S. officials, that they are in
possession of records specifying
“circumstances of” the alleged misconduct,
comprising of “eyewitness reports” and real-
time “video” evidence.
READ ALSO: Dogara tells US to prove sex
misconduct allegations
The source said: “The Ambassador wouldn’t
have written to the Speaker if there is no solid
evidence,” also saying that after the hotel
manager reported the sexual scandal, the
State Department officers “had to investigate
before acting on the allegations.”
The source who gave the details of
investigation carried out so far opposed
Gololo’s denial, stressing that of the three
lawmakers, “he is the one who actually put
his hand on somebody, the others only made
a verbal request”.
Premium Times gathered from the state
department that “the woman he (Gololo)
allegedly accosted felt intimidated.” On the
other hand, she reported the incident to her
supervisor at immediately after saving
herself from the offensive situation.
“You don’t need to have a car to talk to a
parking lot attendant,” A source said
“In all honesty, the Ambassador would not
have gone forward with the letter if there is no
solid evidence behind it,” further saying that
that Mr Entwistle “is not going to apologise;
there is nothing to apologize for.”
There have insinuations that Einwistle was
trying “to bring disrepute to the hallowed
institution of the National Assembly and the
entire nation of Nigeria”, as a source
informed said the intention was to put out
there that some participants in the
International Visitor Leadership Programme
(IVLP), not all, are guilty of sexual
misconduct and to educate participants who
may be admitted for this and other
programmes in future.
“The reality is that these three gentlemen
made a mistake. They violated the terms of the
IVLP of which they were duly informed before
they left Abuja,” Premium Times learnt from
the said source., while adding that,
“prostitution is not legal in the U.S., they were
informed about that before their departure.”
“If they had been remorseful, if they had just
said it was miscommunication and apologised,
that would have been the end of it. They were
accused of assault and solicitation, no one
talked about rape.” the source said further
In addition, Premium Times has it on good
authority that State Department officials are
not worried about the lawmakers’ threat of
legal action because, according to our
Washington DC sources, “they know their
evidence will hold up in court”.
“If they (Gololo, Ikon and Gbillah) want the full
spotlight of the justice system to shine on the
evidence in the possession of the State
Department, they should go ahead and initiate
a lawsuit.
“Their conduct was a breach of U.S. law,
instead of calling State Department officials,
hotel managers could have had them
summarily arrested and charged. As it is,
everybody gave them a pass, letting them
complete the programme without interference,”
The source revealed.
A Nigerian who lives in Washington DC said:
“I won’t be surprised if they keep female
service staff away from anyone who identifies
as a Nigerian or carries Nigerian passport.”
Earlier today, reports had it that, 10 Nigerian
lawmakers who attended International
Visitors Leadership Programme in Cleveland,
Ohio, United States, were interrogated by
officials of the US State Department over
allegations of sexual misconduct against
three of their colleagues. |
Re: We Have Strong Evidence On Sexual Misconduct- US OFFICIAL by Ekugbeh(m): 11:04pm On Jun 24, 2016 |
I knw very well dat they dn't just make mere allegations without concrete evidence. Or were they thinking they were in Nigeria when ranting abt taking legal action? Ok. They should go ahead and dance like unclad masqurades in the open market square. |
Re: We Have Strong Evidence On Sexual Misconduct- US OFFICIAL by GworoChewinMaga: 11:12pm On Jun 24, 2016 |
The source who gave the details of investigation carried out so far opposed Gololo’s denial, stressing that of the three lawmakers, “he is the one who actually put his hand on somebody, the others only made a verbal request”. Ab0ki will always take things to the extreme |
Re: We Have Strong Evidence On Sexual Misconduct- US OFFICIAL by Nobody: 11:15pm On Jun 24, 2016 |
The US should not prolong the suspense. They should make the evidence public and let us see how our licentious 'honourables' were haggling for sex. |
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