President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has come under verbal attacks over his remarks on Monday night while announcing adjournment of plenary and the lawmakers annual recess .
Senator Akpabio in the announcement that is now trending on social media had informed his colleagues that a token has been sent to their individual accounts by Clerk of the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal, to enable them enjoy their vacation.
He said:” In order to enable all of us to enjoy our holidays, a token has been sent to our various accounts by the clerk of the national assembly,” he said.
In the video, two of his colleagues stepped forward to inform him that the Senate plenary was being televised live, Senator Akpabio in a desperate recant, said, ” I withdraw that statement.”
“In order to allow you to enjoy your holiday, the senate President has sent prayers to your mailboxes to assist you to go on a safe journey and return.”
Responding to the development, an activist, Comrade Timi Frank described the President of the Senate comment as a “show of shame” and a mockery of democracy and Nigerians.
The erstwhile chieftain of the All Progressives Congress further asked Senator Akpabio to dislodge himself from the exalted seat of President of the Senate for embarrassing Nigerians.
He said:” The show of shame that was demonstrated today (Monday) on a live national television where the Senate under Akpabio was telling the whole world and Nigerians that they are going on vacation, and the Clerk of the National Assembly has paid money to every account of the Nigerian Senators.
“This is the biggest joke we’ve seen in recent times, and that is the main reason why I’m making it bold and very clear that Senator God’swill Akpabio must immediately resign as the Senate President. He cannot continue to make mockery of our democracy and make mockery of Nigerians.
“This is the same man who made mockery of the poor, and made it very clear in the Senate chamber by saying ‘Let the poor breathe’. Meanwhile, he was laughing because he knew they will definitely never allow the poor to breathe, they’ll continue to suffocate the poor and that is what he demonstrated today (Monday) on a live TV by sharing the resources that belongs to the poor to their personal accounts.
“Akpabio has shown that since the inception of the Nigerian Senate, this is the most corrupt Senate President ever Nigerians have witnessed.
“I use this opportunity to call on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to end this joke and Nollywood act of Akpabio, that this is the time he the President must tell Akpabio to resign for this show of shame and national embarrassment, Nigerians can no longer take this in this APC government anymore.
“Nigerians have suffered too much in recent times. We did not vote our Senators to come and take money from the poor to go on vacation.”
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