Senate crisis: Akpabio finally reacts to allegation of masterminding removal of 5 senators

• Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied the accusations by erstwhile Senator Elisha Abbo, that helium orchestrated the removal of 5 senators, including Abbo
• Abbo, sacked by the Appeal Court, alleged Akpabio was targeting lawmakers who opposed him and is besides moving the Senate arsenic a idiosyncratic empire
• Akpabio, successful reaction, described the allegations arsenic baseless and reaffirmed his respect for the judiciary and committedness to nationalist leadership

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has implicit 2 years of acquisition covering governmental parties and movements.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations by erstwhile Adamawa North Senator, Ishaku Elisha Abbo, that helium masterminded the removal of 5 senators from the 10th Senate.

Abbo says Akpabio masterminded the sack of 5 senators from Senate. Photo credit: Nigerian Senate, Elisha Abbo
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Abbo, who was sacked by the Appeal Court, had alleged during an interrogation connected Channels Television and Arise TV News, that Akpabio is moving the Senate similar a idiosyncratic empire and targeting lawmakers who opposed him.

"Senate President Akpabio took maine to the chapel successful his location and told maine 5 senators volition beryllium removed from the senate, and conscionable similar helium said, 5 of america were removed," - Elisha Abbo, APC Former Senator, Adamawa North

Reacting, Akpabio, done his peculiar advisor connected media and publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, dismissed the allegations.

Akpabio stated that helium would not beryllium distracted by unfounded accusations.

Senator Abbo antecedently blamed Akpabio for his ouster

Legit.ng reported earlier that Senator Abbo accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of orchestrating his travail astatine the appellate.

Senator Abbo alleged that helium had from a reliable root that the adjacent people of Akpabio was Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from Abia state.

According to the embattled senator, the Senate President planned to region him and 4 different senators due to the fact that they worked against him during the Senate presidency.

Akpabio replies Abbo

Akpabio reacts to Abbo’s allegation. Photo credit: Nigerian Senate
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Speaking connected Abbo's claims, Eyiboh said the Senate President would stay focused connected the noble task of nation-building and providing purposeful enactment successful the Senate.

The connection reads:

“It is bittersweet and regrettable that contempt publically retracting a akin allegation successful 2023—after admitting that his earlier accusation was ‘premature and based connected the disposable accusation astatine our disposal’ – Mr. Abbo has erstwhile again embarked connected a run of misinformation and blasted transfer.“It is truthful some illogical and irresponsible for Mr. Abbo to present crook astir and allege that the Senate President influenced a tribunal judgement – a judgement which helium himself accepted astatine the clip and for which helium expressed contrition for his earlier unfounded claims. (see Punch paper of 18th October, 2023).”

Abbo spoke amid the ongoing ineligible conflict betwixt Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan.

Legit.ng recalls that Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Akpabio, of sexually harassing her, starring to her six months suspension and ongoing tribunal drama.

Watch Abbo's interrogation below;

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Senate swears successful Elisha Abbo’s replacement

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the Senate has sworn successful Amos Yohanna arsenic the elected legislator of the Adamawa North Senatorial District.

The lawmaker was inaugurated astatine plenary connected Wednesday, October 25, replacing the sacked Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo.

Senator Abbo mislaid his bid to clasp his spot astatine the appellate tribunal contempt his triumph astatine the predetermination petition tribunal.

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Source: Legit.ng