Assault: APGA condemns Reps behaviour as unacceptable

By Jude Opara

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has described the behavior of the lawmaker representing Aba North and South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh, as unacceptable.
It would be recalled that Ikwechegh was seen in a video assaulting a bolt driver and boasting that he would ensure he disappeared without any trace.
The National Publicity Secretary of APGA, Ejimofor Opara, in a statement issued yesterday, condemned the behavior of the lawmaker.
The statement reads: “The attention of our great party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), 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, Hon Alex Ikwechegh.
“As a political party founded on respect for human rights, we roundly condemn the action of our said member and Federal Parliamentarian, Hon Alex Mascot 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 Hon Ikwechegh assaulting a cab driver is totally unacceptable and runs counter to what our party—APGA—represents.
Opara added that in line with APGA’s constitution, the leadership of the party would set up a disciplinary committee to investigate the act, and if found wanting, appropriate sanctions would be meted out to him in line with the Constitution of APGA.
He added that all members of APGA, and indeed all elected officials on the platform of the party, are expected to exhibit the highest standards of decorum, civility and integrity in all public and private engagements.
He stressed that the party would not tolerate any verifiable conduct that is not in tandem with the ideals of its founding fathers.