Following the backlash that greeted the appointment of Senator Abbo as the Patron of Actors guild of Nigeria, The President of the Guild Emeka Rollas has come out to defend the Senator saying his appointment was justified.

It would be recalled that veteran Nollywood actors, Hilda Dokubo and Kate Henshaw criticized the appointment of Senator representating Adamawa North of Adamawa federal constituency, Ishiaku Abbo. She opined that someone with such a track record is not suited to occupy the position of a patron having been accused of assaulting a lady in a sex shop in Abuja(caught on CCTV).
Mr Rollas appeared in an interview with Plustv where he made his stance clear. He went further to say "there is a difference between morality and legality".

He said the Senator has since apologized publicly and the assaulted lady has not come out to refuse the apology.
"When we talk about morality and legality, who is holier than Senator Abbo? There is a committee that was set up in the senate to investigate Senator Abbo and it didn't find him guilty" he said
Going further;
"Is actors guild the stage for all of these? We know the stage where people who are fighting for women's rights operate...Not within the confines where actors guild is involved"
"I don't want to mention names but if we begin to dig into the personal lives of people who have mentioned....these names may not pass the morality test. But I don't want to go that way."
He posited that the Senator was very suited for the position having passed the "morality and legality test" .
When asked if Hilda Dokubo and Kate Henshaw are member are members of the Actors guild, he said he is unsure, that he would have to check since there are 2 million members

Source: https://afonjaman.com/senator-abbo-actors-guild-president-defends-his-appointment-as-patron/

Typical of a Nigerian. Doesn't care about morality so long he is paid

Is this the same Senator that has AIDS?!

Haba!!!

The slapping Senator??

Nigeria is always a joke.....always inserting a square peg inna round hole.....

With his precedence, he is better fit as the grand patron of sextoys and Intimacy gadgets rather than crown him as the patron of AGN.......

Passed the morality and legality tests Na wa ooooo.... What one will eat can truly make him call black, white!!

While the senator may pass the legality test, he has failed morality test a long time ago .. In a sane environment, the woman he slapped should have sued him for all the millions he has, he embezzled and was gifted!!!

That committee that cleared him of any wrong doing should just go and repent of their sins!!

softwerk:

Is this the same Senator that has AIDS?!

na him oooooo