Posted by Amarachi on Fri 09th May, 2025 - tori.ng
Speaking on Thursday in response to remarks by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, who urged lawmakers to remain focused on their duties and not just push for a member’s resignation if accused of a crime, Akpabio declared his resolve to remain in office despite the controversy.
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has insisted that he would not step down from his position over a series of allegations levelled against him.
Akpabio is currently facing allegations of s3xual harassment made by suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, along with claims linking him to electoral fraud in 2019. However, he dismissed these accusations as baseless and politically motivated.
Speaking on Thursday in response to remarks by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), who urged lawmakers to remain focused on their duties and not just push for a member’s resignation if accused of a crime, Akpabio declared his resolve to remain in office despite the controversy.
He said, “I will not have answered you, but for the fact that you said those who would have asked you to step down—who told you I was going to step down? You know, if you watch the color of America, there are black people who went to prison for false allegations. Some were there for 25 years. So I’m not one of those people who will step down over false allegations. When it is eventually proven that the allegation is false, they will say, ‘Oh well… I’m not that bad.’”
He added, “So if you had that in mind, please cancel it. I must thank you for the words you spoke today.”
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