MEDIA COMMUNIQUE The recent judgment by the Court of Appeal in Calabar, upholding the conviction of Professor Peter Ogban (the Returning Officer in the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial Election), has sparked calls from some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for the resignation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. While we respect the concerns raised by these…
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, said lawmakers were not elected to engage in confrontation with the Executive but to foster policies that promote national development. The Senate President spoke in an upcoming feature documentary to mark two years of the Bola Tinubu administration. Akpabio, reflecting on the importance of cooperation between the National…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio on Friday distributed a massive array of empowerment items including mini buses, cars, tricycles, cargo tricycles, refrigerators, sewing machines, as well as cash grants worth over N2 billion and scholarships to beneficiaries from his Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District and across the other two Senatorial Districts of the…
President of the National Youth Council of Nigerian (NYCN) and Board Member, North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Amb. Solomon Adodo, has debunked calls for the resignation of Godswill Akpabio as the President of the Senate, describing those behind the calls as political opponents of the Tinubu administration. Adodo made this known while appearing as a…
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerians that the passage of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council Amendment Bill by the National Assembly and its signing into law by President Bola Tinubu, would be a moral compass for the rest of the continent of Africa Akpabio stated this while receiving in courtesy…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has called for closer ties between Nigeria and People’s Republic of China. He also advocated deepening of Parliamentary collaboration between the two countries. Akpabio made the call when a Chinese delegation led by the Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC),…
At about 1:40 p.m., just as senators returned from the closed-door meeting, Mr Dickson, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Bayelsa State governor, was seen walking out of the chamber, visibly angry. Although he did not publicly state the reason for his sudden exit from the chamber, it was apparent…
Amid the controversy rocking the Nigerian Senate, the Red Chamber on Thursday passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This comes after Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele under Orders 40 and 51, moved a motion on the recent controversy surrounding the upper chamber, underscoring the need for clarity, adherence…
The *Hallow Mace* and *Hallow Chambers* are not just symbols of authority and tradition; they are foundational to the integrity and functionality of democratic governance. These symbols represent the sanctity of the legislative process, the rule of law, and the collective responsibility of lawmakers to uphold justice and fairness. However, when these symbols and the…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has strongly advised individuals who are not well grounded in the rules of the Senate to desist from running uninformed commentaries on the Upper Chamber. Akpabio made the remarks against the backdrop of the recent decision of the Senate to suspend the Kogi Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Oduaghan for flouting…
