Tag: Godswill Akpabio

Akpabio denies Natasha’s assassination claim

Editor

The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, debunked a claim by the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, that he engaged former Governor Yahaya Bello to kill her as ‘false and malicious.’ The clarification was made in a statement issued in Abuja by Akpabio’s media aide, Eseme Eyiboh. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the allegation while addressing her supporters on Wednesday in Kogi. The embattled senator alleged that the Senate President sought the help of Bello to ‘assassinate her in Kogi State rather than in Abuja,’ a claim the state government…

JUST IN: Natasha files sexual harassment petition against Akpabio at plenary

Editor

The senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, formally submitted a petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday, accusing him of sexual harassment. Speaking under Order 40 of the Senate Rules, Akpoti-Uduaghan stated that she had previously made the allegations against Akpabio during an interview on Arise TV and had now decided to present them officially before the Senate. Following her remarks, Akpabio directed her to proceed with the submission, which she did.

BREAKING: 2024 Budget To Be Extended By 6 Months

Richard
BREAKING: 2024 Budget To Be Extended By 6 Months

Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the Senate, has announced that the duration of the current 2024 budget will be extended until June 25, 2025. He made this statement during his opening remarks at the presentation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill by President Bola Tinubu to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. Senator Akpabio highlighted that the performance of the 2024 budget showed a 50% achievement in Capital Expenditure and 48% in the Recurrent component, indicating a significant shortfall of 50% in the overall execution of the…