The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) has summoned Senator Elisha Abbo representing Adamawa North over a
trending video showing him assaulting a woman.
A statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the party,
Kola Ologbondiyan, said its attention had been drawn to the viral CCTV
footage showing Abbo who ran for office on its platform, assaulting the
lady in a sex shop in Abuja.
The statement said PDP, as a law-abiding and upstanding party,
detested and completely condemned such act of lawlessness and
callousness as exhibited in the video and will therefore never condone
it.
“Our party is also shocked that the harmless victim of the unprovoked
assault is said to be a nursing mother, who ought to be
protected. Though this is personal conduct of an individual which has no
bearing with the culture of our party, the PDP, however, holds that no
responsible person will condone such an attitude.“In the light of this, the NWC has commenced an investigation into
the matter and summons Senator Elisha Abbo in line with the provisions
of the Constitution of the PDP and code of conduct of our members. In
the same vein, the party has taken note of the immediate action taken by
the Senate.“The PDP, at all levels of engagement, is reputed for her utmost
respect and commitment towards the rights, safety and wellbeing of our
citizens, particularly our women and cannot tolerate any callous assault
on any Nigerian.” the statement read