Nollywood actresses, Hilda Dokubo and Kate Henshaw have rejected the choice of Senator Elisha Abbo as Patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN).
Recall that Senator Abbo (PDP – Adamawa North) was caught on tape assaulting a woman in a sex toy shop in Abuja last year, an incident that sent shock waves across the nation.
He has since apologised to the nursing mother he allegedly assaulted, although the police has instituted a criminal assault case against him.
Taking to her Instagram page on Monday, Dokubo posted a video where she expressed shock that the senator was made a patron of AGN, despite his history.
She said, “An abuser of women as Patron of Actors Guild of Nigeria is an unpardonable abuse of the rights of all the females in the creative space especially #actors. We must stop every attempt at rubbishing our values as a people with such appointments in whatever guise. Consequently, Senator Abbo #sextoysenator must be delisted from our list of Patrons now.”
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She added that the senator had a reputation worse than global pandemic, coronavirus (COVID-19).
Watch video:
Cut the crap! @Senator Elisha Abbo an #abuser #sextoysenator can not be a #Patron of the #Actors Guild of Nigeria. His reputation is worse than #COVID19 #saveourwomen #savethecreativespace #violenceagainstwomen pic.twitter.com/EtApzjyCWS
— Hilda Dokubo (@dokubohilda) March 16, 2020
Reacting, another top actress, Henshaw advised the AGN President, Emeka Rollas, to immediately delist Abbo as a patron.
“Emeka Rollas, I cannot find your handle on Twitter, my name is Kate Henshaw and I do not mince words when I say @AbboElisha is NOT worthy to be a patron of the Actors Guild of Nigeria. We have women in this guild and we do not want to be slapped!!” she stated.