Nigeria’s former vice president and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has pointed accusing finger at Senate President Godswill Akpabio for being irremediably corrupt and notorious for harassing women.
The former vice president’s remark is coming on the heels of the sexual harassment indictments levelled against Akpabio and the National Assembly’s approval of President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State.
Speaking in an interview, Atiku said: “Not only is he corrupt, but he is also in the habit of abusing women.
“I was not surprised that the state of emergency passed in the National Assembly because I know that the leadership is corrupt, and I have no apologies for saying that. They could do anything.
“The Senate President has been known for such behavior even when he was a governor.”
Recently, Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Akpabio of sexual harassment.
Natasha claimed that the Senate President victimized her and denied her certain privileges for rejecting his sexual advances.
In another development, Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State due to the political crisis between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
The crisis between the two gladiators metamorphosed into a feud between the governor and the state House of Assembly, the membership of which comprises mainly Wike’s boys.
Despite a Supreme Court ruling, tensions persisted, with Martins Amaewhule preventing Fubara from accessing the complex to present the 2025 budget.
The ongoing crisis prompted Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State, suspend Fubara, his deputy and the state assembly for six months, and appoint a sole administrator.
The president’s declaration was awarded legislative imprimatur by the National Assembly.
