ABUJA—A
member of the House of Representatives, Samuel Ikon, who was accused of
illegally soliciting for prostitutes, alongside two other lawmakers while in
the United States, has written to the US ambassador in Nigeria, James
Entwistle, and
threatened to seek legal redress in competent courts of law both
in Nigeria and the US.
He issued
the threat in a letter addressed to the ambassador, explaining that he was ill
during the trip and could not have had sex due to ill-health.
He said he would
have no other option but to go to court, if the ambassador failed to clear his
name of the allegation, saying also that he was ill at the time of the
purported incident and couldn’t have had sex in that condition.
Entwistle had
on June 9, 2016, written to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu
Dogara, alleging that three members of the House, including Samuel Ikon, Mohammed
Gololo and Mike Gbillah, requested hotel parking lot attendants to help them
solicit for prostitutes during their leadership training in America. But Ikon
said the allegation was not only false,
but also in bad taste, adding that he was diagnosed of Malaria and Typhoid
before the trip and was on medication throughout the trip.
He said he only got
a bit stable in Cleveland when the medication began to kick in.. The lawmaker,
represents Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Constituency of Akwa Ibom, said he was
also on medication to reduce his PSA level which tests in February this year,
revealed a disturbing increase.
Consequently, he said the issue of sex was
totally ruled out for him, in view of his health challenge. Ikon urged the
ambassador to review the case within seven days, after a more detailed look at
the evidences available. According to him, this will make him realise that a
mistake had been made, so he can regain his integrity.
Source: vanguardngr
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