Bukola Saraki, former senate president, has asked Senate President Godswill Akpabio to 'face reality and do what is right.'
Bukola Saraki, former senate president, has asked Senate President Godswill Akpabio to “face reality and do what is right.”
Though Akpabio didn’t mention names, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Saraki, who are from Adamawa and Kwara respectively, had issued statements calling on the senate president to step aside regarding the case involving Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central.Akpoti-Uduaghan had accused Akpabio of making sexual advances towards her during a visit to his home in Akwa Ibom state.
“The attention of the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Media Office has been drawn to the statement made by Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio while addressing the leaders of some “youth ethnic groups” on Friday that certain individuals from Kwara and Adamawa States want him removed because he is from the Niger Delta region,” the statement reads.
“In that press statement, he also pointed out that there are already existing processes recommended in the Constitution, laws of the land, Senate rules, conventions, and precedents to be followed in carrying out such investigation.
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