Written by Lekan Sowande, AbujaLast updated October 17, 2024
Nigerian senators passed a vote of confidence in the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the entire 10th Senate leadership.
The vote of confidence passed in Thursday’s plenary session comes just 24 hours after some media platforms erroneously reported on Wednesday that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had occupied the National Assembly to thwart plans to impeach Akpabio. It was done later.
The Senate president debunked impeachment rumors during Wednesday’s plenary session, calling it “fake news.”
he said. “There are no limits to what online publications can do. This is completely fake news, there was no impeachment of key executives, and we have come to Congress without any controversy.
“We found that when they clicked on the AI, the news started trending with increasing traffic. We are confident that this fake news traffic is now huge.”
Senator Akpabio said the Senate remains united.
Earlier on Wednesday, rumors circulated on some social media platforms that the Senate president was scheduled to be impeached, and that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) had occupied the Capitol grounds to thwart plans to impeach members. was suggested. place.
Senate Spokesperson, Senator Yemi Adalamodu and Chairman, Northern Senators Forum, Senator Abdulzeeth Musa Yar’Adua also dismissed rumors of Senator Akpabio’s impeachment, describing them as “unacceptable and unspeakable”.
The presidential office also said in a statement: “There was no threat of impeachment against the Senate President.”
In his reaction on Wednesday night, the Special Assistant to the President on Senate Affairs, Senator Bashir Lado, spoke of President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to fostering harmonious working relations between the legislative and executive branches.
Mercy Chukudibele