UK Based Nigerian Lawmaker To Be Sentenced With Brother, After Lying To Police

A UK based Nigerian Lawmaker, Fiona Onasanya, will now be sentenced with
her brother after she was found guilty of lying to the police.

The
UK based Nigerian Lawmaker who is a former Labour whip, was found
guilty of perverting the course of justice following an Old Bailey
retrial for lying to police to avoid a speeding charge. The MP who was
elected in June 2017 but stood down as a Labour whip last month, was
accused of colluding with her brother Festus after her car was clocked
going 41mph in a 30mph zone in the village of Thorney near Peterborough,
England.

The 35-year-old solicitor who was found guilty of one
count of perverting the course of justice three times to avoid speeding
points following a retrial at the Old Bailey, will be sentenced with her
brother on a date yet to be determined.

A Labour Party spokeswoman who confirmed that the UK based Nigerian Lawmaker will be sentenced with her brother, said:

“The
Labour Party is deeply disappointed in Fiona Onasanya’s behaviour. It
falls well below what is expected of politicians. She should now resign.

“Fiona Onasanya is being administratively suspended from the Labour Party and therefore the whip with immediate effect.”