Tag: SENATE PRESIDENT

Senate debunks viral Akpabio ‘North must back Tinubu’ threat claim 

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Senate debunks viral Akpabio

The Office of the President of the Senate has dismissed claims that Senate President Godswill Akpabio threatened northerners over the 2027 presidential election. The reaction followed the circulation of a viral video alleging that Akpabio warned that the North must support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next election or risk being expelled from the country. The Senate President’s office described the allegation as false and dangerous. It said the claim was deliberately fabricated to create tension and mislead Nigerians ahead of the political activities leading to 2027. In a…

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2027 elections: “Insecurity rising to distract Tinubu” – Akpabio

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Akpabio on Asiwaju2027

…As President jokes about ‘scattering’ opposition President Bola Tinubu and 10th Senate President, Godswill Akpabio yesterday stirred political debate with remarks hinting at intensifying maneuvering ahead of the 2027 general elections, even as concerns over rising insecurity persist across Nigeria. Speaking at the inauguration of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) headquarters in Abuja, Tinubu jokingly suggested deploying Akpabio to the opposition camp to destabilise it. “I will send you to the other side to represent me. And then you can scatter them any way you want. They’re confused!” the president…

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“No society without crime”: Akpabio reacts to killing of General, kidnap of Kebbi schoolgirls

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Akpabio reacts

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday reacted to the current spate of killings in Nigeria, stating that no nation in the world, including the United States, is free of crime. Akpabio stated this while presiding over plenary during a heated debate on the killing of Brigadier-General Uba Musa in Borno State, as well as the abduction of 25 schoolgirls and the killing of a vice principal in Kebbi State. The incidents were recorded within 24 hours. It was gathered that during plenary, senators try to air their views on the…

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“Stampedes over free food ‘natural disasters’ “ – Akpabio

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Akpabio on stampedes

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has referred to the series of fatal stampedes that occurred across the country in 2024 over free food distribution as “natural disasters”. “These were unavoidable circumstances; not man-made, but almost natural disasters. Please accept our sympathies on the stampedes that took the lives of very young children in Ibadan and other places in Anambra. It was not limited to just one location”, Akpabio stated, during a visit to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos. Recall that in December 2024, deadly stampedes at rice distribution centers in Ibadan,…

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“Nigeria was on ‘life support” in May 2023” – Akpabio

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Akpabio

Senate President of the 10th National Assembly, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has likened Nigeria’s condition to being on “life support” when President Bola Tinubu assumed office in May 2023. Speaking at his 2024 Constituency Briefing and Empowerment Programme held at the Ikot-Ekpene Township Stadium, Akpabio, representing Akw-Ibom North-West senatorial district, appealed to Nigerians to support the President’s efforts in addressing the nation’s economic challenges. While emphasizing the urgency of Tinubu’s reforms, he said, “Nigeria was on life support”. Akpabio highlighted the administration’s major policy changes, including the removal of fuel subsidies,…

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Stubborn ministers have no place in your Govt., Akpabio tells Tinubu

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Akpabio tells Tinubu2

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has asked President Bola Tinubu to caution ‘intransigent ministers’ in his cabinet who wont respond to invitations by the National Assembly. The Senate President, who made this known yesterday, when the President presented 2025 Budget estimates of N47.9 trillion before a joint session of the National Assembly, said such ministers have no place in Tinubus cabinet because they are not democrats. Those who disregard invitation by the National Assembly are not democratic and therefore have no place in your government, Akpabio told Tinubu before a full…

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‘Senate wont withdraw Tinubus tax reform Bills’ Akpabio

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Senate President Akpabio

…Says North cant intimidate them The 10th Senate has firmly refuted claims that the controversial tax reform Bills have been withdrawn or suspended, emphasising that the Bills remain under active consideration. Senate President Godswill Akpabio clarified the matter during Wednesdays plenary, following concerns raised by Senate Leader Michael Bamidele Opeyemi over media misrepresentation of legislative proceedings. Opeyemi highlighted reports suggesting that the Senate was confused about the bills, leading to their suspension. He criticized a news segment on Arise Television, where it was claimed the bills had been withdrawn, a…

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“Well be eating while you protest”, Akpabio tells Nigerians

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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has charged aggrieved Nigerians willing to protest to go ahead but let us be there eating. Akpabio made the comments at an event organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) on Tuesday in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Recall that a nationwide protest against ballooning inflation, and Nigerias worst cost of living crisis in decades, has been slated for August 1. This just as some chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and a coterie of politicians in the South-West have described the planned…

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“Banditry couldve been prevented if National Anthem wasnt changed in 1978” Akpabio

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Akpabio

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has argued that Nigerian would not have been ravaged by banditry as it is today if the country had not changed its national anthem in 1978. The Senate President, who said this on Tuesday, during his visit to the Nigerian Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies, noted that Nigeria is experiencing the current spate of banditry today because of the change of the countrys anthem. According to him, the new National Anthem will build patriotism and help the country resolve insecurity.Highlighting the reason the national anthem…

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Amidst Budget controversy, Akpabios constituency gets N21bn projects

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The Federal Government has persisted in its trend of lopsided financial allocations in the annual budget, contrary to the intended purpose of even wealth distribution. Investigations by this newspaper reveal that certain institutions and senatorial districts, with influential representatives in both the National Assembly and Executive arms of government, manipulate the national budget to their advantage. An analysis of the 2024 national budget has exposed disparities, with some senatorial districts receiving as low as N6-7 billion, while others, such as Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, home to Senate President, Godswill…

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