One of the three
House of Representatives members accused of sexual misconduct in the United
States was yesterday close to tears as he defended his integrity before the
panel probing the allegations made by U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria James
Entwistle.
Rep. Mohammed Gololo (APC-Bauchi) was alleged to have
sexually assaulted a housekeeper in his hotel room.
His colleagues,
Mark Gbillah (APC-Benue) and Samuel Ikon (PDP-Akwa Ibom) were accused of
soliciting for prostitutes while attending a leadership programme in Cleveland,
Ohio, U.S.
During the investigative hearing on the allegations,
by the joint Committees on Ethics and Privileges and Foreign Affairs in Abuja
yesterday, they demanded video evidence from the ambassador who leveled the
allegations in a letter to Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
Gbillah, whose eyes were misty while testifying,
denied the allegation, saying the reliance on evidence from employees of the
hotel and confirmation of identities of the lawmakers in a group photograph was
faulty.
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