Hon. Mohammed Garba Gololo, one of the three Nigerian lawmakers
accused by US ambassador of attempted rape and soliciting sex workers
while on a visit to the states on official assignment has denied the
allegations and threatened to sue the US government for character
assassination.
accused by US ambassador of attempted rape and soliciting sex workers
while on a visit to the states on official assignment has denied the
allegations and threatened to sue the US government for character
assassination.
Ten
lawmakers were invited to the International Visitor Leadership Program
held between in Cleveland, Ohio, and three of them, from Bauchi, Akwa Ibom and Benue state, were
accused of gross misconduct.
lawmakers were invited to the International Visitor Leadership Program
held between in Cleveland, Ohio, and three of them, from Bauchi, Akwa Ibom and Benue state, were
accused of gross misconduct.
In the petition, Ambassador James
Entwistle said the Department of State had reports from employees of the
Cleveland hotel that lawmaker Muhammed Gololo had allegedly grabbed a
housekeeper in his hotel room and solicited her for sex.
Entwistle said the Department of State had reports from employees of the
Cleveland hotel that lawmaker Muhammed Gololo had allegedly grabbed a
housekeeper in his hotel room and solicited her for sex.
Two
other lawmakers allegedly requested hotel parking attendants to assist
them to solicit prostitutes. The housekeeper and and attendants filed a
complaint at the US Mission who investigated the allegations.
other lawmakers allegedly requested hotel parking attendants to assist
them to solicit prostitutes. The housekeeper and and attendants filed a
complaint at the US Mission who investigated the allegations.
In
a response to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Gololo
dimissed the allegation as “totally false, baseless and unfounded”.
a response to the speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Gololo
dimissed the allegation as “totally false, baseless and unfounded”.
“I categorically deny that any such incident happened,” he added.
Mr
Goloo said he was demanding an apology from the US government over the
allegations or would take legal action to clear his name.
Goloo said he was demanding an apology from the US government over the
allegations or would take legal action to clear his name.
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