The House of Representatives will not suspend Mascot Ikwechegh, the member who attacked a Bolt driver in Abuja.
Although a committee was established to look into his shameful behaviour, Speaker of the House Benjamin Kalu and other House of reps members opposed the suspension of the lawmaker.
During the House of Reps session, the speaker asked the house to vote by saying Yes if the embattled lawmaker should not be suspended and Nay if the lawmaker was to be suspended.
However, the House of reps members agreed that the lawmaker should not be suspended as they all said ‘Yes’ in support.
A recall of the incident and its build-up:
Though authorities initially detained the lawmaker in connection with the incident and incensed Nigerians have demanded that he face charges for his disruptive behaviour he has rather been granted a N500,000 bail.
Many irate Nigerians also called for his immediate suspension pending when the House conducts a comprehensive probe.
This group of Nigerians believes that a lawmaker’s position does not give him the authority or privilege to violate the rights of the people under him.
In the now-viral video, the politician was heard accusing the driver of insulting him as a member of the House of Representatives and threatening to “make” him “disappear” after repeatedly slapping him.
Additionally, he advised the driver that nothing would happen even if they reported him to the “Inspector General of Police.”
Even though Ikwechegh has subsequently expressed regret to Nigerians, it doesn’t seem to have calmed down those who are deeply offended by the occurrence.
According to Nigerians, the lawmaker ought to face charges for his shabby treatment of the taxi driver. They added that punishing him for the deed would serve as a deterrent to other high-ranking government officials who might choose to engage in similar bad behaviour in the future.