APPEAL COURT JUDGEMENT: Senator Abbo recants, begs Akpabio
Nigerian senator, Elisha Abbo, has reneged on his claims that Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, influenced the Court of Appeal judgment that sacked him from the Senate.
Abbo, who was sacked by Nigeria’s Court of Appeal on Monday as senator representing Adamawa North has apologised to Akpabio over his earlier claims.
Speaking on Arise News Television on Tuesday night, Senator Abbo also denied any plot by him or any other senator to impeach Akpabio as President of the Senate.
Senator Abbo also ate his words and reneged on his earlier claim that Senator Akpabio had plans to kick out Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and three other senators.
“I have to say this with all sense of humility and responsibility that the press release that we rendered yesterday (Monday) was premature as the available information at our disposal then portended.
“We discovered a lot of things yesterday…yesterday night, I also had a discussion with my leader, senior brother, colleague and the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Akpabio and I am convinced that he was not involved in my exit from the Senate”.
Abbo said he also got a more credible and authenticated intelligence on Tuesday morning to the effect that Senator Akpabio was not involved in kicking him out of the Senate through the Court of Appeal. Based on every additional intelligence that trickled in, Senator Godswill Akpabio’s innocence was unarguably without any doubt.
On reports of attempts in the past to impeach the Senate President, Senator Abbo who was reportedly linked to the alleged plot said:
“I want to say that there was no plan to impeach the Senate President at any time, who himself was a product of the popular votes of confidence by us(his colleagues). I support and respect Senator Godswill Akpabio to deliver on the core mandate of the Nigerian people. I am praying for God to give him wisdom because the senate is a chamber of equals and I am praying for wisdom for him to know how to manage his colleagues because I don’t want him to fail,” he said.
Hon Eseme Eyiboh, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President of the Senate, who was also on the same programme commended Senator Abbo for his apology saying:
“What he has done today is a very rare act of strength of character by coming out publicly to apologise to his father and his leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio by the umbrage.
“So, I want to thank him for that demonstration of goodwill and he will go places; and Akpabio for who he is, will not withhold any blessing and affection from him,” he said.
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