Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports of an impeachment plot against him by unidentified “aggrieved Senators,” labeling the rumors as “mischief” and “fake news.”
He addressed the issue during Senate plenary on Wednesday afternoon and instructed the Senate Committee on Special Duties to investigate the origin and promoters of the rumors, with a report due back to the Senate within 24 hours for further action.
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“We are here sitting down and doing our work very peacefully oblivious of the mischief that is going on behind us, I think we should refer it to the Police Affairs. The fake news is hereby referred to the Committee of Special Duties to report back to the Senate in 24 hours.
“That is part of what we pass through on daily basis, it’s either they use AI to inject something to turn it around in order to drive traffic. I understand that they are being paid by YouTube if they have a lot of traffic, so whoever brought out this fake news must be getting a lot of payment because of the traffic going on, but I hope the public is aware that this is total fake news and that the chamber is very stable and the issue of impeachment does not come in,” Akpabio said amid intermittent laughter.
Online news reports on Wednesday morning suggested that the National Assembly resembled a war zone, as operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) took control of the complex amid speculation of an impeachment attempt against Akpabio by unidentified Northern Senators.
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