SP Trade Words With Sen. Abbo Over Allegation That Senators Run Errands In Akpabio's House A former Senator who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo has claimed that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio dashes the Red Chambers like his personal empire.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time Show, Abbo disclosed Akpabio has constantly threatened lawmakers who challenge him with withdrawal.
Alleging that the Senate President was instrumental in the retrenchment of five lawmakers from various senatorial districts, Abbo revealed Akpabio has endured to suppress and intimidate his colleagues in the Upper Chamber.
He purported that for fear of being victimised, Senators run errands, including serving the Senate President tea at his residence whenever they visit.
“Do you know that in Akpabio’s house, Senators serve him tea? Well, I am informing you now. And I informed him, ‘You are no longer a governor. These Senators are our colleagues, not your commissioners. They are not here to serve you tea,” Abbo reported.
The former lawmaker affixed that he is all for justifying the integrity of the Nigerian Senate and the legislature at enormous as there are efforts to take the system to ruins.
“I have always justified the integrity of the Senate. The issue is the leadership, not the institution itself,” the former lawmaker revealed.
Akpabio Replies Abbo with Warning
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has responded to statements from a former Senator, Elisha Abbo, castigating his leadership.
In a statement sent to POLITICS NIGERIA signed by his special adviser of Media, Rt. Hon Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio described Abbo’s recent comments as ‘Bitterness and Desperation’.
“The attention of the Office of the President of the Senate has been drawn to another round of spurious and malicious accusations by Mr. Elisha Abbo, who unlawfully represented Adamawa North Senatorial District save a judicial intervention. He has again sought to blame the President of the Senate, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, for the travail of his judicial sanction that occasioned his ouster from the Senate.”
“It is sad and regrettable that despite publicly forswearing a facsimile allegation in 2023—after admitting that his earlier accusation was “premature and based on the available information at our disposal”—Mr. Abbo has once again ventured on a campaign of misinformation and blame transfer.”
“Following a discussion with the Senate President previous year, Mr. Abbo himself acknowledged that Senator Akpabio had “no involvement” in the judicial process that led to his withdrawal. It is puzzling that he would now bounce back to the same baseless allegations he once renounced.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Court of Appeal, after an absolute legal process, governed truly that Mr. Abbo’s presence in the Red Chamber was in error. The court estimated that he was not validly voted as the Senator for Adamawa North, and consequently, he was removed.”
“The court acted in uniformity with the extant laws and the Constitution within its sacred duty to justify the bedrock of law. Senator Akpabio, a seasoned lawyer and democrat, holds the independence of the judiciary in the highest regard and would never interfere in its processes.”
“It is therefore both illogical and irresponsible for Mr. Abbo to now turn around and implicate that the Senate President persuaded a court judgment—a judgment which he himself accepted at the time and for which he expressed contrition for his earlier unfounded claims. ( see Punch newspaper of 18th October, 2023).”
“Mr. Abbo has likewise sought to create the impression that he was unjustly rejected official benefits following his ouster. He claims entitlement to salaries, allowances, and even an official vehicle, despite the court’s declaration that his tenure was null and void ab initio.”
“In matters of financial and administrative processing, it must be said that the Senate President only agrees payments that have been duly vetted and forwarded by the appropriate administrative units, in line with extant laws, Senate procedures, and extent due diligence practices.”
“If any of Mr. Abbo’s claims for payment did not reach the desk of the Senate President, it is because they failed to meet these lawful standards—not because of any personal or political vendetta.
“It is unfortunate that instead of accepting the consequences of his legal and political failings, Mr. Abbo remains to resort to media theatrics and reckless finger-pointing. Even more informing is his record of public conduct. Nigerians will recall that in 2019, he was caught on video confronting a female citizen in Abuja—an incident for which he was ordered by an able court to pay N50 million in damages. This is a matter of public record and speaks volumes about his temperament and disposition.”
“His recent outbursts about unpaid travels and imagined plots further reinforce the conclusion that his actions are driven not by facts or value-system, after all is said and done by acrimony and desperation to endure politically relevant. These claims are not only baseless, at the same time they reek of grievance and a refusal to accept personal responsibility for his withdrawal and loss of public trust.”
“Senator Godswill Akpabio continues focused on the noble task of nation-building, providing purposeful leadership in the Senate, and raising democratic institutions—especially the independence of the judiciary. He will not be distracted by the antics of individuals who seek to rewrite history to mask personal failures.”
“We implore Mr. Abbo to mimic deeply, respect the fundamentals of law, and focus on rebuilding the confidence of his constituents if he hopes to backtrack to public life. Nigeria’s democracy can only thrive when its actors show maturity, responsibility, and an abiding respect for the truth.”
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Published 4/3/2025