The Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, Office of the Senate Leader, has dismissed claims of an altercation between the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, and the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, calling the reports entirely false.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, the directorate responded to a post alleging a confrontation between the two Senate leaders, stating that such claims were baseless and untrue.
The directorate further noted that the misinformation had been spread by an individual it described as a “serial blackmailer and cash-and-carry journalist,” highlighting the ongoing circulation of fake news.
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“The post is about an alleged altercation and physical fight between Leader of the Senate, Bamidele and President of the Senate, Akpabio, on Wednesday.
“For the record, it is a verifiable fact that Bamidele has never been involved in physical assault in over two decades of his political trajectory.
“Not even when he was a young man leading the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) as President.
“It is surprising that the purveyor of this misleading information, in his selfish agenda and unprofessional conduct, threw ethos of journalism into waste bin and decided to feast on roadside gists to tarnish the image of the senate leader.
“We are aware that the fake news is meant to cause disaffection within the senate and by extension; heating up the political system.
“The senate leader, president of the senate and other principal officers of the senate together received the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr YU Dunhai and his delegation,” it said.
The directorate also stated that this occurred just minutes after leaving the plenary on Wednesday.
It cautioned those it referred to as attention-seekers to be careful and not take Bamodele’s gentlemanly demeanor for granted.
“Henceforth, the leader will be forced to use the instrumentality of the law to protect himself and his office, as enshrined in the CyberCrime Act, 2015.
“We, therefore, urge the public to disregard this misinformation and treat it with the disrespect it entirely deserves,” the statement said.
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