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Reps summon perm sec accused of sexual harassment
The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has invited Ibrahim Lamuwa, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accused of sexual harassment.
The PUNCH reported that a few weeks ago, one Simisola Ajayi, through her lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, submitted a petition to the Office of the Head of Service to the Federation, accusing the Permanent Secretary of sexual harassment.
Semisola Ajayi is an aide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Yusuf Tuggar.
“He (Lamuwa) will appear before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday,” Oke said on Wednesday.
The Head of Service, Folasade Yemi-Esan subsequently suspended Lamuwa pending the outcome of the investigation of the allegation.
Speaking on the matter, the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Oluwole Oke said the suspended Permanent Secretary will appear before the Committee on Thursday.
In the petition, Ajayi said Lamuwa approached her on October 7, 2023, during the first retreat to review President Bola Tinubu’s 4D policy, to ask why she did not spend the night at the hotel after the event.
According to the petition, the permanent secretary informed Ajayi that he would want her to come to his room after the event.
She was said to have turned down the invitation, insisting that she was a nursing mother and needed to go home to care for her baby.
On May 27, 2024, Tuggar informed Yemi-Esan of the allegations against the Permanent Secretary.
In June, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission invited Ajayi for questioning over the allegation.
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Edo guber: LP’s Akpata remains a front runner, set to capture Edo
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Less than twenty-four hours to the start of voting in Saturday’s governorship poll in Edo State, a rash of fake news has broken out.
Leading parties in the election have had their fair shares of fake news either indicating the withdrawal of their candidates or disqualification by a Magistrate Court or Supreme Court.
For instance, Olumide Akpata of LP was said to have withdrawn from the race and thrown his support for Asue Ighodalo in a statement that read smoothly and appeared convincing.
THE CONCLAVE sent the statement to Akpata via WhatsApp for confirmed.
He responded by sending the same statement with FAKE NEWS boldly stamped on it.
He said he was set for victory at the poll.
There was also a news flash about the Supreme Court disqualifying Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, with a sign off: More details coming….
A Magistrate Court in Abuja was also reported to have disqualified Monday Okpebholo of the APC from the poll on account of age falsification.
The APC campaign organisation had swiftly put a lie to the report by deploying the court papers in the circumstance.
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