{"id":53903,"date":"2024-10-29T03:47:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T03:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=53903"},"modified":"2024-10-29T09:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T09:12:29","slug":"i-am-sorry-ikwechegh-pleads-for-mercy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/10\/29\/i-am-sorry-ikwechegh-pleads-for-mercy\/","title":{"rendered":"I am Sorry! Ikwechegh Pleads for Mercy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Member, House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh has publicly apologized following a viral video showing him engaging in an inappropriate behavior towards an Uber driver delivering a package to his residence.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a statement, Ikwechegh expressed regret, describing his actions as \u201cunacceptable\u201d and \u201cunbecoming\u201d of a public official.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Acknowledging the disappointment he caused, Ikwechegh assured the public of his cooperation with the ongoing police investigation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He emphasized his commitment to justice, welcoming his party\u2019s swift condemnation and supporting law enforcement efforts to uphold accountability.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The lawmaker also announced steps toward self-improvement, including professional counseling and community service initiatives aimed at fostering respect and empathy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;I urge all Nigerians to join me in promoting a culture of respect, tolerance, and understanding,&#8221; Ikwechegh stated, pledging to use this incident as a catalyst for personal growth and societal change.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This commitment follows his acknowledgment of the trust constituents place in him, which he aims to rebuild through his actions.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Member, House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh has publicly apologized following a viral video showing him engaging in an inappropriate behavior towards an Uber driver delivering a package to his residence. In a statement, Ikwechegh expressed regret, describing his actions as \u201cunacceptable\u201d and \u201cunbecoming\u201d of a public official. Acknowledging the disappointment he caused, Ikwechegh assured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":53834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-53903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53904,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53903\/revisions\/53904"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}