Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, has issued a stern warning to Labour Party 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi and different politicians to desist from holding membership in two political events.
Akpabio, talking throughout a Nationwide Meeting session, said in clear phrases that it’s in opposition to the structure of the nation to belong to a couple of political occasion.
“You possibly can’t say you’re a member of ADC, however I stay a member of the Labour Party. You possibly can’t belong to 2 political events. It’s just one occasion that may contest the election,” Akpabio stated in a press release.
Political specialists think about Akpabio’s remarks a jab at Obi and Atiku, who had been current on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) summit over the weekend, fueling hypothesis a few attainable new alliance.
The Senate President, who served as Governor of Akwa Ibom State from 2007 to 2015, stated whereas the APC welcomes defectors, the well being of the nation’s democracy depends upon a vibrant opposition.
Akpabio showered encomium on the Home of Representatives for sustaining relative peace in comparison with previous legislative classes, a few of which had been marred by bodily confrontations.