Elisha Abbo: More details emerge on Senator who assaulted lady at Abuja sex toy shop

Hours ago, a leaked video Senator Elisha Abbo, attacking a female store attendant in an Abuja sex toy shop, over a minor issue, surfaced online.

The action has since sparked a controversy on social media especially as his philosophy on Wikipedia reads “The voice of the people is the voice of Power”.

He claims he believes in equal opportunity for all, the liberation of the mind through sound education and Justice for the oppressed, yet oppressing a female attendant.

Here are seven things you should know about him, courtesy of Wikipedia:

1. Senator Ishaku Abbo (SIA), grew up in Gova in Muchalla village of Mubi North L.G.A. Adamawa State before venturing into the world of Politics

2. He lived in Lagos, Sydney Australia, London UK, Canada and now Abuja Nigeria.

3. Before his election he was the Managing Director and CEO of Saice & Wright Group, Abuja, a multinational political consultancy firm, he is a professional political consultant and analyst of great experience, an erudite business man.

4. A detribalised and a religiously unbaised Christian who identifies with the entire Christian & Muslim Communities who constitute majority of his constituents.

5. He was a former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Murtala Nyako and former Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Sports & Youths Council. He contested the seat of Senator representing Adamawa North district on the platform of the PDP in the just concluded election that he won.

6. What drove him to take the bold step was the bitter realization of the gross abuse of power and misrepresentation perpetrated by the Representatives of the people in Government.

7. His philosophy remains “The voice of the people is the voice of Power”. He believes in equal opportunity for all, the liberation of the mind through sound education and Justice for the oppressed.