‘I’ll make you disappear’: APGA reacts to lawmaker’s attack on helpless Bolt driver
Alex Ikwechegh
Published By: Paul Dada
By Paul Dada
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, on Monday, says it will set up a disciplinary committee to investigate and possibly sanction Alex Ikwechegh who is a member of Representatives from the party, for allegedly assaulting a Bolt driver.
Ikwechegh who represents Aba North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was seen in a viral video assaulting and threatening to make a Bolt driver “disappear”.
The video showed the lawmaker dealing repeated slaps to the Bolt driver for who he deemed to have insulted him telling to come get the snail he was delivering to him.
The APGA lawmaker was heard saying: “Do you know who I am? I can make this man (driver) disappear in the whole of Nigeria and nothing will happen. Can you imagine this rat? I am not going to give this boy one naira of my money.
“I am not going to call my policemen to beat you up, I will do that myself. I will show that I am a big brother to you, tie you up, lie you down and put you in my generator house. Do you know where you are? Because you saw me sitting outside here. Look at this monkey.
“Do you know who I am? I just slapped you and there’s nothing you will do. My name is Honourable Alex Ikwechegh, tell them I slapped you. Call the Inspector General of Police that I slapped you, let him come. Record me very well.”
But APGA in its reaction was contained in a press statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Ejimofor Opara, on Monday, said it roundly condemned the action.
The statement said: “The attention of our great party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance has been drawn to a viral video of alleged assault meted out to a citizen by the Honourable member representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency, Alex Ikwechegh.
“As a political party founded on respect for Human Rights, we roundly condemn the action of our said member and Federal Parliamentarian, Alex Ikwechegh, representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency, on the platform of our great Party.
“As a party, we are founded on the basic principles of upholding the dignity of all humans, irrespective of class, creed and/or ethnicity. The recent video allegedly showing Ikwechegh assaulting a cab driver is totally unacceptable and runs counter to what our Party – APGA – represents.
“In line with APGA’s constitution, the Leadership of the Party shall set up a disciplinary committee to investigate the act, and if found wanting, appropriate sanctions shall be meted on him in line with the Constitution of APGA.”
Adding, the statement said, “Our party shall not tolerate any verifiable conduct that is not in tandem with the ideals of our founding fathers. In APGA, we are our Brother’s and Sister’s keeper and it cannot be any other way.”
