#Godswill Akpabio

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The Senate President Maintains Non-Interference with Judicial Decisions in Nigeria: Dr. M.O. Ubani

The recent allegations brought forth by Senator Elisha Abbo, representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in Adamawa State, against the Senate President, His Excellency Godswill Akpabio CON, regarding his dismissal by the appellate court, have been met with astonishment and a swift response from the office of the Senate President. African Bar Association Nominates Distinguished Nigerian…

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Just In: Akpabio Makes First Appointment

…….. Names Okonkwo, Enyiekere As Chief of Staff And Deputy Chief of Staff, Respectively The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio CON, has approved the appointment of Chief Barrister Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff. Chief Okonkwo attended Dennìs Memorial Grammar School Onitsha and he is also an alumni of the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus where he bagged a Bachelor Degree in Law.…

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Senatorial ticket: Akpabio rejects court judgement, discloses next plan

Senatorial ticket: Akpabio rejects court judgement, discloses next plan

Following the judgement by the Appeal Court in Abuja sacking Senator Godswill Akpabio as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Akwa Ibom North/West, the Senator has announced plans to head to the Supreme Court. A three-member panel of justices headed by Justice Danlami Senchi on Monday upturned the judgement of the lower court saying that Akpabio who participated in…

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Lawan, Akpabio, Umahi Missing As INEC Releases List Of Senatorial Candidates

Lawan, Akpabio, Umahi Missing As INEC Releases List Of Senatorial Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not recognise Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, the former Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio, and the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidates ahead of the 2023 general elections. This was disclosed via the comprehensive list released on Friday by the electoral body. It…

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The return of Godswill Akpabio

The return of Godswill Akpabio

The return of Godswill Akpabio Prior to the judgement of a Federal HIGH Court, which ruled that Godswill Akpabio (CON) former minister of the ministry of the Niger Delta, former Senate minority leader,former governor of Akwa Ibom State,is and will be the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),in Ikot Ekpene senatorial district, many pundits had taken it for granted, that…

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APC has no senatorial candidate in Yobe north, Akwa Ibom north west - INEC

APC has no senatorial candidate in Yobe north, Akwa Ibom north west – INEC

By our reporter| The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has no candidate for Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial Districts. Senate President Ahmed Lawan, who represents Yobe North is battling to get the party’s ticket after losing the APC presidential primary. A former Akwa Ibom governor Godswill Akpabio and immediate…

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INEC denies recognising Lawan, Akpabio for senatorial elections 

The Independent National Election Commission (INEC) has denied alleged amending electoral document to accommodate Senators Ahmed Lawan and former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. The Commission made the denial in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in Abuja on Tuesday. The statement read; “Not for the…

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Akpabio to IGP: Sack all corrupt police officers

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has advised the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to sack all corrupt officers portraying the force in bad light. Akpabio gave the charge at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations Ceremony held on Monday evening in Abuja. The Senate President commended the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the entire…

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SERAP gives Akpabio, Abass 7 days to ‘drop plan to spend N110bn on bulletproof cars, others’

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a strong call to action, urging the Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Tajudeen Abbas, to abandon their controversial plan to allocate a staggering N40 billion for the purchase of 465 luxury and bulletproof cars for members and principal officials. Additionally, SERAP has…

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Akpabio Dismisses Allegations of Involvement in Abbo's Senate Removal

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has refuted claims of his involvement in the recent removal of Senator Elisha Abbo from the Senate, as reported earlier by Legal Attorney Blog. In response to the accusations, Abbo insinuated that Akpabio played a role in orchestrating his ouster from the Red Chamber due to his purported campaigning against Akpabio’s Senate Presidency aspirations. Court of…

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Don't inherit anybody's enemy, Akpabio counsels Akwa Ibom state Governor.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno “This is the Governor of my state. I am told you are a man of peace. May peace reign in your tenure. Even if you did not come to see me, I would have come to see you. I was a minister for three years. I wrote several letters to the state during the COVID 19 pandemic. “Security men were warned not to collect the letter…

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Appeal Court sacks Akpabio as APC senatorial candidate

Appeal Court sacks Akpabio as APC senatorial candidate

The Court of Appeal has nullified the candidacy of the former Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, as the All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial candidate for Akwa-Ibom North/West District in the 2023 General Elections. A three-member panel of justices read by Justice Danlami Senchi on Monday held that Akpabio failed to file a proof of arguments within the time provided by the…

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Akpabio, Kalu, and Others Attending IPU Meeting in Geneva

Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Senate, led Nigeria’s delegation to the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday. Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong and Hon. Benjamin Kalu, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, accompanied Akpabio on the trip. When the Senate president and his entourage arrived at the Geneva airport, Mr. Mxolisi Nkosi, the…

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[BREAKING] Budget padding: Rowdy session as senators confront Ningi over allegation

The Senate is currently in a rowdy session after a senator raised an order that Senator Olamilekan Adeola has presented the budget padding issue and needs no back and forth on it. Senator Abdul Ningi had earlier alleged that N3.7 trillion was padded into the 2024 budget. Ningi is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Population and represents PDP, Bauchi Central. While the parties called for a probe into the allegation, some northern senators disowned the claims made by Ningi, saying the Bauchi State senator did not speak for them. The Bauchi senator, however, maintained his position on Monday that o N3.7tn could not be accounted for in the 2024 budget. In the plenary on Tuesday, Senator Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West) raised a motion that there is an urgent need to address the false allegation by Ningi. Adeola, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, read the transcript of Ningi’s Hausa BBC interview on the floor of the house after Senate President, Godswill Akpabio called for a committee of the whole house. Details later… Read the full article

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Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District: Akpabio will be on the ballot

Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District: Akpabio will be on the ballot

Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District: Akpabio will be on the ballot Our attention has been drawn to a news story written by one Uduakabasi Ikpatt, purporting that the controversial Akwa Ibom State, Resident Electoral Commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr Mike Igini, during an interview with the Arise TV, described the victory of Senator Godswill Akpabio, at the…

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Budget Padding: Some Senators Planning To Impeach Akpabio Before July- Sen. Bamidele

The Majority Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele has said that some senators are planning to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio before July 2024. Bamidele spoke on Tuesday during the debate on the claim made by Abdul Ningi, senator representing Bauchi central, that the 2024 budget was padded by N3 trillion. At the weekend, Ningi stirred controversy when he made the allegation and said a…