The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators-elect and the major opposition have rejected the choice of Godswill Akpabio as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.


The opposition was reacting to the outcome of the eight-man caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC with the President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu on Friday morning at his residence in Abuja.

The much-awaited zoning of principal officers of the 10th National Assembly was made public and has since elicited reactions.


Akpabio was a two-time governor of Akwa Ibom on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress before he became the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

Akpabio is set to be deputised by Senator Jibrin Barau from Kano.

Similarly, Tajudeen Abass from Kaduna State has been tipped by the APC caucus as the Speaker of the lower legislative Chamber to be deputised by Benjamin Kalu from Abia State.


Checks by DAILY POST on Saturday found that Senator Barau and Abbas are from the North-West zone, a development that is seriously generating ripples in the APC.

A newly elected Senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party from the South-South who pleaded anonymity spoke with DAILY POST and revealed that Akpabio is not in the good books of the party.


He said: “The choice of Akpabio is not acceptable to us. We are the major opposition in the 10th Senate and APC should listen to us. We don’t want Akpabio.”

“Only 3 out of 36 PDP Senators are backing Akpabio which I know, the Senators-elect are from Rivers State and governor Nyesom Wike urged them to support him.

“He is offering us money but we don’t want his money because he is not principled. He will eventually sell out the Senate if allowed to be the Senate President, the source alleged.


“Remember what he did in 2018/2019. The PDP honoured him as a first-timer in the Senate by giving him an exalted position of Minority Leader.

”Without any just cause, save for his pocket and selfish interest, he abandoned the PDP midstream and joined APC. He was rewarded with a ministerial position. We can’t trust such a person as a Senate President, he is unstable,” the PDP Senator-elect from South-South claimed.

https://dailypost.ng/2023/05/06/10th-nass-leadership-pdp-senators-elect-do-not-want-akpabio-source-alleges/

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I find it disgusting that of all the Senators on ground, the APC is rooting for an utterly corrupt man in person of Akpabio who is facing EFCC prosecution for 108B corruption and despite their demonisation of anything PDP in their 8 years of miserable rule of this nation will now come to accept him as senate president

Hmm

Let's wait and watch as events unfold.

It’s not only Pdp Senators alone, other Senators in Lp, Nnpp, Sdp and ydp don’t want Akpabio the clueless betrayal that has series of corruption cases hanging on his neck to emerge as the Senate President of Nigeria republic

Racoon:
I find it disgusting that of all the Senators on ground, the APC is rooting for an utterly corrupt man in person of Akpabio who is facing EFCC prosecution for 108B corruption and despite their demonisation of anything PDP in their 8 years of miserable rule of this nation will now come to accept him as senate president

it’s very unfortunate, Akpabio that has series of huge corruption cases hanging on his neck is what the APC are supporting. So so unfortunate

Ha...make this criminals try enter office go continue their looting so that we go rest kwa!....they be forming like they are going there for any good.... rubbish!!!

He is already offering money? Corrupt people in Government.God save Nigeria

TruthsFM:
It’s not only Pdp Senators alone, other Senators in Lp, Nnpp, Sdp and ydp don’t want Akpabio the clueless betrayal that has series of corruption cases hanging on his neck to emerge as the Senate President of Nigeria republic

Akpabio took LP and NNPP senators to Rivers to see Tinubu. I actually wish opposition could pull a Saraki in the senate....but I don't see it happening.

Under this new govt,the number of corrupt people that would become ministers and all sorts will shocked this country.

In fact,I pity this country...I am sure we are watching even EFCC would have no work to do but to watch how corrupt politicians would be misbehaving.

Are they in the same party to start with?

Funny Pdp

TruthsFM:
It’s not only Pdp Senators alone, other Senators in Lp, Nnpp, Sdp and ydp don’t want Akpabio the clueless betrayal that has series of corruption cases hanging on his neck to emerge as the Senate President of Nigeria republic

Stop lying. Provide proofs.

Akpabio met Tinubu with members from LP, NNPP, SDP .

Pdp are on their own as usual

Racoon:
I find it disgusting that of all the Senators on ground, the APC is rooting for an utterly corrupt man in person of Akpabio who is facing EFCC prosecution for 108B corruption and despite their demonisation of anything PDP in their 8 years of miserable rule of this nation will now come to accept him as senate president

Racoon, if you do not want Akpabio, oya tell us your preferred candidate for SP position with no baggages

Stop running around the circle

Racoon:
I find it disgusting that of all the Senators on ground, the APC is rooting for an utterly corrupt man in person of Akpabio who is facing EFCC prosecution for 108B corruption and despite their demonisation of anything PDP in their 8 years of miserable rule of this nation will now come to accept him as senate president

Akpabio is better than Orji kalu

TruthsFM:
It’s not only Pdp Senators alone, other Senators in Lp, Nnpp, Sdp and ydp don’t want Akpabio the clueless betrayal that has series of corruption cases hanging on his neck to emerge as the Senate President of Nigeria republic

Lol jus dey play and you think PDP Senators from SS won't Vote for Akpabio....

Is even easy for Akpabio to take from PDP votes cause that's he comes from that's nd still have friends dere...

So you people should continue with the shadow chasing.....

SS people doesn't play bitter Politics like some people with the Way APC mailed derr son back to OtuOke dey ar still voting APC so goan rest....

Better the devil you know than the angel you don't. Left to me, Oshiomole will be SP.