As Nigerians continue to recoil in shock over the attack by a sitting senator on a nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja, the Nigerian Senate has set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations of assault against Senator Elisha Abbo.
Six men and two women have been chosen as members of the committee which will be headed by Senator Sam Egwu.
A crime is an offence against the state. The possibility that #SenatorElishaAbbo may apologise or pay compensation to the young lady doesn’t remove the criminal offence against the state. It only settles the civil side. @PoliceNG must still prosecute…but my law is rusty.
— Dr. Joe Abah (@DrJoeAbah) July 3, 2019
God bless this Congress . #SenatorElishaAbbo should be prosecuted immediately. pic.twitter.com/k1ubtGJyHH
— omo ibadan (@YusufAb86769713) July 3, 2019
Listen to Senator Elisha Abbo acct of the event. He has promised 2 give a robust explanation of what happened 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
He said his sister was beaten till she fainted which is why he reacted that way & that past of event was removed from d video, listen#SenatorElishaAbbo pic.twitter.com/fnwjJrolOa
— Oluwakemi (@anythingoye) July 3, 2019
If i see a @PoliceNG officer, i should feel protected as a citizen, his duties are not to protect his job. #SenatorElishaAbbo pic.twitter.com/PZnv6Il96Z
— Amplified Radio (@AmplifiedR) July 3, 2019
Senators Stella Oduah and Oluremi Tinubu are the women in the committee that have been given two weeks to conclude it’s investigations.
The matter was raised as a point of order by Senator Uba Sani.
PDP reacts
The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a CCTV footage relating to allegations of malfeasance by a senator elected on the platform of the PDP, Senator Elisha Abbo.
The PDP, as a law-abiding and upstanding party, detests and completely condemn such act of lawlessness and callousness as exhibited in the video and will therefore never condone it.
Our party is also shocked that the harmless victim of the unprovoked assault is said to be a nursing mother, who ought to be protected.
Though this is personal conduct of an individual which has no bearing with the culture of our party, the PDP, however, holds that no responsible person will condone such an attitude.
In the light of this, the NWC has commenced an investigation into the matter and summons Senator Elisha Abbo in line with the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP and code of conduct of our members.
In the same vein, the party has taken note of the immediate action taken by the Senate.
The PDP, at all levels of engagement, is reputed for her utmost respect and commitment towards the rights, safety and wellbeing of our citizens, particularly our women and cannot tolerate any callous assault on any Nigerian.
The PDP, therefore, assures Nigerians that it will always stand on the side of justice and will never spare a thought in taking action on any of its members found wanting, particularly those elected or appointed into public offices.
