Senators-Elect Collect Bribes In Thousands Of Dollars From Senate President Hopefuls, Akpabio, Yari Ahead Of InaugurationAhead of Tuesday’s inauguration of the 10th National Assembly and election of p
residing officers, sources revealed that there is apprehension in the camps of the two contenders as they could not prove the loyalty of the senators-elect said to be receiving bribes from both aspirants.Some senators-elect have been accused of collecting at least $5000 bribes from the camps of both former minister, Godswill Akpabio and former governor, Abdulaziz Yari – who are presently jostling for the seat of the Senate President.
The source added that some of the senators-elect who professed to be working for Akpabio – who is the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress leadership – also attend nocturnal meetings of the main rival and senator-elect for Zamfara West, Abdul-Aziz Yari. SaharaReporters had last week reported that President Bola Tinubu’s meetings with lawmakers-elect to resolve the crisis over the All Progressives Congress zoning arrangement ended in a stalemate as no agreement was reached.
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