By Akinwale Kasali
The se€ual harassment saga rocking the Senate, between Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has continued to generate controversy accompanied by litigation. But concerned Niger Delta Stakeholders have called on both parties to sheathe their sword and stop the media spat.
Ayirimi Emami, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Delta South, has called for restraint in the escalating war of words between the Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Senate President.
He demanded the immediate end to the ongoing media spat between supporters of Akpabio and Akpoti-Uduaghan, saying enemies of President Bola Tinubu administration are exploiting the situation to distract Nigerians from the progressive achievements of the federal government.
Emami, who said this in a statement released in Ugborodo, Warri South – West Local Government Area of Delta State, Saturday March 1, observed that the avoidable media war took the minds of majority of Nigerians off the critical issue of the N54.99 trillion 2025 budget President Tinubu signed into law Friday February 28.
According to him, rather than focus on the nitty gritty of the 2025 budget and how it would accelerate “the palpable progress being made in the country” many Nigerians are exerting their energies on the disagreement between the two distinguished Senators.
Whilst emphasing the need for the integrity of the Senate to be respected, Chief Emami, noted: ”as family, we are making efforts to resolve the misunderstanding between the Distinguished Senate President, Goodswill Akpabio and our sister– in-law, Senator Natasha Akpoti–Uduaghan. I want to use this medium to appeal to both parties to embrace peace, for the interest of the Nation.
In the same vein, Peter Ifure Udomiyang, President, Concerned Niger Delta Youths Vanguard, said that it was necessary to put an end to this crisis, as it is simply throwing the South South into crisis.
“This is becoming a South South War, we shouldn’t allow enemies of the region pitch us against each other. Both parties should bring an end to this national embarassment”.
Udomiyang added that the situation has portrayed the Nation in bad light to the outside World, as our democracy has become a laughing stock.
“We need to change the narratives and shouldn’t draw ourselves backwards with all this silly accusations and counter accusations. There are some people trying to exploit the situation and make we the South South wage war against each other”, he said.
Udomiyang however demanded a thorough investigation into the allegations, with Justice served.
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