Rep sexual misconduct: Investigation stalled as US Ambassador fail to appear before panel

As the investigation by the House of Representatives  joint committee on ethics and privileges and foreign affairs into the alleged sexual misconduct by three lawmakers, Samuel Ikon, Mohammed Gololo and Mark Gbillah, in the US recently (April 2016) was today stalled as the immediate past US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle or any official from the US Embassy failed to honor the panel's invitation by the senate committee.

Also absent at the public hearing was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama who was also invited to appear along side the US Ambassadoer. On his part, he had earlier informed the committee members he would be unavoidably absent to attend African Union Summit in Kigali, Rwanda and that he would not be back until July 19th. The panel postponed the meeting till Wednesday July 20th.

The panel had summoned the US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, to appear before it so he can give concrete evidence to the alleged acts of sexual misconduct he accused the three lawmakers of committing while they were on an official assignment in Cleveland USA in April.

Its instructive that all the senators concerned denied any involvement in the said sexual misconduct.