Adamawa-North lawmaker, Senator
Elisha Abbo, has said that young people around the world are now learning from
him and beginning to see the difference between aspiring for office and being
in office.
Abbo said this while receiving
the ICON of Democracy Award which was presented to him by the Intercommunity
Awareness for Change and Development Initiative in Abuja last week.
The lawmaker, who was caught on
camera assaulting a shop attendant, Bibra Warmate, at a sex toy shop, urged
young who aspire to hold public office to note that what they had done in their
past could be used against them in future.
He, therefore, urged them to be
of good conduct at all times.
Abbo said, “It is not just about
being in power for the sake of being in power. There is so much responsibility
on young leaders, on leaders all over the world. I believe that young people
all over the world will be learning from me that there is now a huge gap
between wanting to be in power and being in power to deal with the challenges
of politics and swimming in the murky waters of Nigerian politics. And I
believe that young people will draw (sic) straight from me.”
The senator recalled that when
the video of the assault was published on social media, he became the number
one trending topic on all platforms.
While speaking with a big smile on
his face, Abbo said, “You are all aware of what happened a few weeks back where
certain things happened and I have been in the public space. I was the number
one trending topic on social media. I was number one trending on Twitter and
the rest of it but that is leadership.
“That is politics for you. Don’t
be surprised that what you did 10 years ago would come back to haunt you and
that is why you must always remember that even though you are a young person
now, you will contest elections tomorrow.
“It is therefore important for
you to conduct yourself in a way such that when you win elections tomorrow,
somebody will not use what you did 10 years ago to use it to blackmail you or
tarnish your hard-earned reputation and image tomorrow.”
While thanking the IACDI for the
award, Abbo said he would use the award to further the cause of humanity.
He noted that the common enemy of
humanity was not the political parties but hunger, disease and illiteracy.
In his remarks, Adamawa-South
lawmaker, Senator Binos Yaroe, thanked the IACDI for using Abbo’s challenge to
turn a bad story into a good one.
The Secretary, Intercommunity
Awareness for Change and Development Initiative, Dr. Lami Ouogho, while
presenting the award earlier, thanked Abbo for his contribution to democracy in
Nigeria.
Abbo is currently facing charges
in court for alleged assault.
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