Akpabio Denies He Sacked Elisha Abbo From Senate

By Akinwale Kasali

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has denied he had anything to do with the sack of Senator Elisha Abbo from the Senate.

Abbo, APC, representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, was sacked by the Appeal Court on Monday.

The Court, headed by the Honourable Justice Chioma Iheme-Nwosu, declared the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Amos Yohanna, duly elected.

But Abbo, in his reaction to his sack, fingered  Akpabio as the person behind his loss.

Abbo said Akpabio moved against him because he supported Akpabio’s opponent during the race to the office of the Senate President.

He also said that four other Senators who worked for Senator Abdulaziz Yari are, also,  targeted for removal from the Red Chamber through the court, by Akpabio.

While he declined from revealing the names of three of them, he was specific on Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as the next target to be  removed from the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly through the Court.

But reacting to Abbo’s  allegations, Media aide to the Senate President, Eseme Eyiboh, said Abbo was just looking for someone to blame for his sack from the Senate.

Eyiboh said his principal was not responsible for the court judgement which sacked Abbo from the Senate and has no reason to witch-hunt any of his colleagues.

He said, “It is unfortunate if he actually said that Akpabio was responsible for his removal. That’s the swan song of a man looking for scapegoats.

“The Court of Appeal across the country decides cases based on the provisions of the Electoral Act and evidence advanced by petitioners. The Senate President has no reason to witch-hunt any of his colleagues”.