Abia Rep member Ikwechegh regrets viral assault video, now friends with bolt driver

Abdullateef Fowewe

The member of the House of Representatives for Aba North and South Federal Constituency (APGA), Alex Ikwechegh, has expressed regret over a viral 2024 video showing his alleged assault on a Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya.

The video, which captured the lawmaker threatening to make the bolt driver “disappear,” sparked widespread criticism on social media.

However, Ikwechegh revealed that he and Abuwatseya have since resolved their differences and are now on good terms.

Speaking during an interview with Channels Television, Ikwechegh expressed remorse over the incident, noting that many people were unaware of the events that led to his reaction.

He said, “What happened was quite unfortunate, but I take it as an avenue for me as a person to build a relationship with the young man that came. Today, we are friends. Although it was taken to court but the court found no merit and it was struck out.

“The video that everybody saw was a low moment, the part that you people saw, was the part that people saw. People did not know what happened before that reaction. Whatever anybody must have seen is not indicative of who I am, of course, I’ve been in the public space for a very long time and there’s never been any scandal about me.

“However the young man is my friend now, I’m very close to his bishop, his pastor and I’ve made a bunch of new friends and today the whole of Nigeria now knows me as the man that makes things to disappear.”