A member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Farah Dagogo, has been taken to the hospital by the Police, his media aide, Ibrahim Lawal has said.
According to Lawal this followed complained of stomach and chest complications, saying “he is receiving treatment now”.
Recall, Dagogo, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the PDP is still in Police detention through alleged spurious and politically motivated charges reportedly instigated by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike.
Similarly, the House of Representatives is obviously divided along party line as APC lawmakers on Wednesday condemned the arrest and detention of Farah Dagogo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
This was sequel to a motion of urgent national importance sponsored by Chisom Dike (APC, Rivers) on the arrest and detention of their colleague Farah Dagogo from Rivers State.
Leading a debating on the motion, he urged the House of Representatives to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice to use his powers under the constitution to withdraw and take over the matter from the magistrate court.
Dike also prayed that the House prevail on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to release Dagogo from detention where he is held at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Rivers State.
He also asked that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) should ensure the screening of Farah Dagogo for the governorship position.
Speaking earlier, the Deputy Speaker Idris Ahmed Wase expressed concern over the incident in Rivers State and asked the Rivers Caucus to brief the House on actions taken so far.
Wase said, “this matter affects one of us. It is not about party and could be anybody”.
Contributing to the matter, the Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu, urged the APC to wash off it hands over the issue hence Farah Dagogo was a member of their party, (PDP).
Speaking further, Elumelu insisted that prayers of the motion were contrary to a call for reconciliation. Demanding deletion of the prayers.
In his remarks, the presiding officer, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila urged the members not to take side, adding that “Wike is a good man.
“As leaders we have to approach this matter objectively. We need to be seeing to assist Dagogo. It is obvious we are speaking with sentiment and it should not be so. Let us approach this matter cautiously”, Gbajabiamila noted.
However, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) in his submission urged that the matter should be discussed at the leadership level and not the way it’s currently being handled.
“I would have suggested that this matter should not even be discussed here. It is very sensitive”.
At the end, the House resolved that it leadership should intervene into the matter.
