“Ten members of the Nigerian National Assembly
recently travelled to Cleveland, Ohio, as participants in the International
Visitor Leadership Programme on good governance. Troubling allegations emerged regarding
the behaviour of three members of the delegation to the U.S. Government’s
flagship professional exchange programme.
“The U.S. Department of State and the
Cleveland Council on World Affairs received reports from employees of the
Cleveland hotel where the representatives stayed, alleging the representatives
engaged in the following behaviour:
“Mohammed Garba Gololo allegedly grabbed a
housekeeper in his hotel room and solicited her for sex. While the housekeeper
reported this to her management, this incident could have involved local law
enforcement and resulted in legal consequences for Representative Gololo. “Mark
Terseer Gbillah and Samuel Ikon allegedly requested hotel parking attendants to
assist them to solicit prostitutes.”
The members have since denied the allegation and
have threatened legal actions to clear their names. On Thursday, the leadership
of the House gave the nod to investigate the allegation. The US, on its part,
quickly revoked the visas of the three members, indicating that they are
temporarily barred from visiting that country.
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