Abbo Gets Ultimatum To Provide Evidence For Bribery Allegation Against Dongban-Mensem
Former Senator Elisha Abbo, who previously represented Adamawa North in the Senate, has received an ultimatum to provide evidence supporting his allegations of bribery against the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem.
Senator Abbo, during a press conference last week, accused Justice Dongban-Mensem and others of accepting bribes in connection with the judgement that led to his removal from the Senate.
Abbo said the Court of Appeal has become a “cash and carry point,” while calling some judges “judicial bandits.”
Abbo, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the February 2023 senatorial election for the zone but a Court of Appeal ruling declared his main opponent, Amos Yohanna, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the validly elected senator.
However, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria and former Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko, in a statement in reaction to the bribery allegations said he has yet to produce any concrete evidence to support his serious allegations against the judiciary.
Nwoko then demanded that Abbo either substantiate his claims of bribery or issue public apologies to Justice Chioma Iheme, the President of the Appeal Court, and the entire judiciary.
“I wish to state most categorically that it is totally unacceptable, morally reprehensible and legally culpable for a person with Senator Abbo’s moral credentials and profound deficits in character content to embark on such character assassination against our Justices who have sacrificially built their good reputations over the years,” the statement read.
“This brand of nonsense and unprovoked attacks against our judicial officers and the judiciary must stop.
“I challenge Senator Abbo to promptly produce verifiable evidence to substantiate his allegations or be ready to face the consequences in law.”
