Prior to the start of the 10th National Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, a former Senate Minority leader and candidate for Senate President, claimed that, in contrast to sponsored media reports alleging otherwise, members of the Stability Group and newly elected senators remain steadfastly committed to his goals.
The former governor of Akwa Ibom State has also urged people spreading the untrue rumour to cease because no senator has renounced his support for him.
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The news item was branded as “unfounded, false, and a calculated attempt to smear the seamless relationship between the former Minority Leader and his distinguished colleagues who are very much in support of his aspiration,” according to a statement from his chief press secretary, Jackson Udom. Since no senator has withdrawn his support for Senator Akpabio, they should stop their campaign against him.
According to the statement, “as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Senator Akpabio had described the parastatal under his ministry as a cesspool of corruption and NOT the National Assembly.
“He made this remarks whilst justifying the Forensic Audit of the Commission which was ordered by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Infact, he decried a situation where few individuals would corner huge contracts in the agency under the guise of giving them to the lawmakers without the knowledge of the lawmakers.
“There was never a time whether in public or in his closets that he described the National Assembly, which he is a very proud member, as a cesspool of corruption. Those peddling and sponsoring such unfounded allegations are doing so for political gains. Any organized campaign of calumny against Akpabio will surely fail.”
