Following the crisis in the Actors Guild of Nigeria over the appointment of Senator Elisha Abbo by the President Emeka Rollas as the patron of the association, the Northern chapter has threatened to secede if he’s not removed.
There has been outrage over his appointment by actress Hilda Dokubo, Late Henshaw and others over his involvement in the assault of a nursing mother in a toy sex shop in Abuja.
However, the Chairman of the Adamawa state chapter, Jimi Lot, said Abbo was appointed because of his philanthropic nature in the North, adding that he is not guilty of the assault until proven so by the court.
He explained that the Senator has apologised for his actions and hence should not be held down and denied appointment from the AGN.
According to him: “Even Jesus forgives so why wouldn’t Nigerians accept Senator Abbo’s apologies and forgive him over the assault. The guild is not going to withdraw the appointment.
We the northern actors will not agree on this and will not take this if the guild tries to do otherwise. If they attempt to do that, we are going to secede. The northern actors will break up from the guild and form our own in the North since our choice cannot be respected.”
