I wasn’t part of Saraki’s senate, says Akpabio.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has debunked the claim that he was part of the Saraki Senate.
During a discussion on the ongoing security challenges in the country, Senator Ali Ndume, representing Borno South, reminded the Senate President of his involvement in the Saraki Senate.
According to Ndume, “Our security [agencies] have the capability. All they need is training, equipment, motivation. That’s what they need. But we can do it.
“Now the President [Akpabio], he headed, when he was the Senate leader, he headed three committees and made far-reaching decisions. You were part of the Saraki Senate as a Minority Leader…”
Cutting in, Akpabio said, “I was a part of Nigerian Senate, not Saraki’s Senate. If you said I was part of Saraki’s Senate, it means I was part of those who paid 40 per cent on Constituency project and 60 per cent was not being paid till today, I don’t want to be part of that.”
Senator Bukola Saraki was the Senate President in the first term of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
