Senator Akpabio
Senator Godswill Akpabio has tendered his resignation as Minority Leader of the Senate.
The letter dated August 4 and addressed to the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha and the Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers did not state any reason for the resignation.
Akpabio however thanked the senate Minority leadership and referred to the PDP as “our great party”, “for giving him the opportunity to lead the caucus for three years.”
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