Godswill Akpabio

Godswill Akpabio, senate president, says the resolution to suspend Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, was not his sole decision. Akpabio said this in a letter issued by his counsel, Umeh Kalu, in response to a letter…

The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to step aside and allow for an independent investigation into the N3.7trn 2024 Budget padding allegation. The lawmaker representing Bauchi Central, Abdul…

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has lamented that the allegation of budget padding sparked by Senator Abdul Ningi’s interview has dented the image of the Senate. Akpabio stated this while speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday,…

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has apologised to the state governors over his comment on the N30bn hardship allowance allegedly given to them. Akpabio had, at a plenary sitting last Tuesday, during deliberation on the…

The media team of Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that he collapsed on Thursday at the colloquium to mark his 61st birthday in Abuja. Reports had claimed that the former Akwa Ibom governor collapsed during the…

Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, claims that among the three branches of government, lawmakers are the ones that Nigerians misunderstand and criticise the most. He claims that Nigerians hold parliamentarians accountable…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Nigeria’s destiny is not in the “hands” of the World Bank as the organisation does not understand the country’s challenges. Akpabio spoke in Akwa Ibom on Thursday at a retreat on fiscal policy…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio says members of the upper legislative chamber will often disagree over issues but will not engage in physical combat. Akpabio spoke after a disagreement between him and Ali Ndume, chief whip of the…

The embattled senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo, has apologised over his allegation that Senate President Godswill Akpabio plotted his removal by the Court of Appeal. Abbo tendered his apology while…

The Senate's Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, exited the chamber on Tuesday, October 17, after being ruled to be out of order, prompting the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to call an urgent closed-door meeting of the Senate…

SERAP, on Sunday, urged Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to “reject the recently reintroduced social media regulation bill.” In a statement on Sunday, the…

Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, referred to rumours that there were preparations to remove him from office as spiteful and incorrect on Saturday. He claimed that the Senate was peaceful and in good order under his…

The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, asserts that men should occasionally think about making room for women in politics. On Wednesday in Abuja, Akpabio gave a speech at an international symposium on women in government.…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas over “the unlawful plan to spend N40bn on 465…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says it will file a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio concerning the disbursement of “holiday allowances” to senators by the Clerk of the National Assembly.…