Posted by Samuel on Sun 05th Oct, 2025 - tori.ng
Pearse described Akpabio as a criminal, maintaining that he has a million cases with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Adetokunbo Pearse, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has declared that Senate President Godswill Akpabio is unfit to lead the National Assembly.
Pearse described Akpabio as a criminal, maintaining that he has a million cases with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Speaking during an appearance on Arise News, he lamented that the lawmakers in the country have abandoned their constitutional responsibilities and are operating solely in the interest of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said, “The National Assembly we have now is a rubber stamp assembly. All they do, whatever the president wants, the president gets. Any president who wants to manipulate the National Assembly can do so. And this one is actually manipulating it to the best of his own ability and to the detriment of progress for Nigerians and security for Nigerians.
“Akpabio should not be president of the Senate. He’s a criminal, he shouldn’t be there. He has cases in the EFCC, millions that he stole when he was governor. And then the court convicted him… There’s no way that a man like that should be there in the first place.”
Pearse also dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day remarks, describing them as deceptive and detached from reality.
He stated, “The truth of the matter is, when the president said hardship is over, I think it is reckless and irresponsible. Look, we are going through hardship. Things are not better. Things are going from bad to worse.”